GPS malfunctions were detected in the Gulf of Finland

Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been massive GPS outages around the Gulf of Finland and eastern Finland.

GPS and GNSS malfunctions on ships were detected in the Gulf of Finland, so it was recommended to have a map with you and not to neglect traditional navigation methods. This is reported by Yle on Tuesday, September 10.

The Coast Guard of Finland informed that violations in satellite positioning were especially observed in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland, near Kotka and Helsinki.

All boaters were urged to carry a nautical chart and ensure that navigation by traditional methods was also possible.

Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been massive GPS outages around the Gulf of Finland and eastern Finland.

In particular, recently the intervention disrupted the work of commercial air traffic.

Former commander of the Defense Forces of Finland, Member of Parliament Jarmo Lindberg previously stated that Russia jams GPS in the region to prevent Ukrainian attacks on strategic targets in the Russian Federation.

"Russia uses jamming to protect, for example, bases, warehouses, oil tanks. At the same time, they create problems for commercial regular traffic, which does not bother them at all," Lindberg suggested.

Erroneous transmissions may include false altitude and location information, triggering warnings designed to prevent airliners from colliding with mountains or descending below a safe altitude in hilly or urban areas.

Subsequently, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a member of the UN, expressed serious concern about the use of signals to create intentional harmful interference.