11 NATO Ships Entered Gdańsk Port Today

On Friday morning, 11 NATO ships belonging to the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG-1) entered the Port of Gdańsk.

The main task of the ships patrolling the sea as part of Operation Baltic Sentry is to secure key elements of critical infrastructure located on the Baltic Sea floor.

Ships from Belgium, Estonia, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, and Sweden docked at the Westerplatte Quay in the Port of Gdańsk to replenish supplies.

The command ship is the German FGS Mosel (A512) – an Elbe-class supply vessel. It is also the largest ship (length 100.55 m, width 15.40 m) among all 11 vessels that docked in the Gdańsk port today.

This is another visit of NATO ships to the Gdańsk port this year. In February, the German corvette Magdeburg and the Dutch missile frigate HNLMS Tromp (F 803) were docked at Captain Ziółkowski Quay in the New Port for several days. Both ships are also part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 and participate in Operation Baltic Sentry.