During World War II thousands of Estonians fled by boat to Sweden. The Soviet Union made claims on their boats and neutral Sweden obliged. Until recently it was believed only a few boats survived. An ...

James B. Connolly in Collier's Weekly. New York Times subscribers* enjoy full access to TimesMachine—view over 150 years of New York Times journalism, as it originally appeared. *Does not include ...

Saaremaa-based Estonian boat manufacturer Baltic Workboats has delivered its first boat made for the U.S. market, a Pilot 1500 WP wave-piercing boat, to the Port Everglades pilot center, which serves ...

The view from the wheelhouse of Baltic Workboats pilot boat. Baltic Workboats has entered the US domestic boatbuilding game with this new entry. CREDIT: Baltic Workboats President of Lyman-Morse boat ...

The Russian Navy operates just a handful of multirole jet-powered amphibious flying boats. One was intercepted by the Italian Air Force F-2000s over the Baltic Sea. On Jan. 16, 2026, at 11.30LT, two ...

Latvia has officially incorporated the Barta patrol boat into its fleet following an extensive modernization process carried out in Estonia. The vessel was accepted into service with the Latvian State ...