Event 452

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "BSR",
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "EW",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Firsthand account from the chief pilot and corroborating quote in a secondary language from a related source indicate widespread GPS and radar interference in a clearly defined maritime area.",
  "continuous_summary": "GPS Jamming",
  "country": "Finland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Massive GPS jamming was reported by a Kotka harbor chief pilot in the eastern Gulf of Finland during the night of July 10-11, 2024. According to the report, GPS was unavailable for 90% of the time between Orrengrund pilot substation and Hamina harbour, with intermittent radar jamming also observed.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-07-11T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Public report by harbor authority (chief pilot) on GPS and radar jamming affecting maritime operations.",
    "Corroborated by additional social media post in Finnish."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Kotka chief pilot: Really massive GPS jamming in eastern Gulf of Finland last night. Between Orrengrund pilot substation and Hamina harbour GPS unavailable for 90% of the time. Also intermittent radar jamming.",
    "Keskiviikon ja torstain välisenä yönä itäisellä Suomenlahdella todella massiivista GPS- ja tutkahäirintää. Orrengrundin luotsipaikan ja Haminan sataman välillä GPS pois 90% ajasta. Ajoittain myös tutkahäirintää."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://x.com/akihheikkinen/status/1811255632344895847"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Signal/Gps Jamming",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Public report by harbor authority (chief pilot) on GPS and radar jamming affecting maritime operations.",
            "Corroborated by additional social media post in Finnish."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Kotka chief pilot: Really massive GPS jamming in eastern Gulf of Finland last night.",
  "is_continuous": true,
  "location_text": "Eastern Gulf of Finland, between Orrengrund pilot substation and Hamina harbour",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_452_1763927509_1120c86c.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Kotka pilot reports 90% GPS outage and intermittent radar issues.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/akihheikkinen/status/1811255632344895847"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Kotka chief pilot reports nearly continuous GPS jamming and some radar jamming in the eastern Gulf of Finland, severely impacting navigation.",
  "url": "https://x.com/akihheikkinen/status/1811255632344895847"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Signal/GPS jamming",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "BSR Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "GPS Jamming",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "FI",
  "Date": "11-Jul-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Kotka pilot reports 90% GPS outage and intermittent radar issues.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Massive GPS and radar jamming reported in eastern Gulf of ?? Finland.",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/akihheikkinen/status/1811255632344895847",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}