The recent surge in maritime security is a direct response to a troubling increase in hostile activity targeting Critical Undersea Infrastructure (CUI). As reports confirm, "Over the past 2–3 years, Europe has experienced increasing threats to its undersea cables and pipelines." The wake of incidents like the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage in September 2022 served as a stark wake-up call, exposing the immense vulnerability of these essential arteries. Countries from Europe and the US, Australi
