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Exercise BALTOPS 2020

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June 19, 2020 | 2:15

Synopsis
Around 30 ships from 19 NATO Allied and partner nations have been taking part in an exercise in the Baltic Sea. Baltic Operations – or BALTOPS – is an annual maritime exercise. This year’s exercise was the first major European maritime event since the outbreak of COVID-19. To keep everyone safe, the usual amphibious component has been cancelled, as have all ship-to-ship transfers. BALTOPS ran from 7 to 16 June 2020. This footage was filmed on board the Latvian minehunter LVNS Tālivaldis. It includes drone shots of ships moored alongside each other in the Baltic Sea and a Latvian crew training with an underwater robot.
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Around 30 ships from 19 NATO Allied and partner nations have been taking part in an exercise in the Baltic Sea.
Transcript
1. (00:00) VARIOUS SILENT DRONE SHOTS – FIVE SHIPS LINE UP ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER DURING BALTOPS 2020. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT LVNS TĀLIVALDIS (LATVIA), ENS SAKALA (ESTONIA), FGS WERRA (GERMANY), ENS OB WAMBOLA (ESTONIA), ORP DRUZNO (POLAND) 2. (00:34) VARIOUS SHOTS –CREW FROM LVNS TĀLIVALDIS CONDUCT A SAFETY PATROL AROUND SHIP IN A RIB (RIGID INFLATABLE BOAT) 3. (01:19) WIDE SHOT – CREW FROM LVNS TĀLIVALDIS ON DECK OF SHIP 4. (01:22) VARIOUS SHOTS – ROV (REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE) PAP 104, AN UNDERWATER ROBOT THAT HELPS IDENTIFY AND DISPOSE OF MINES OR UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE 5. (01:46) GO PRO SHOT – ROV SUBMERGING INTO SEA 6. (01:50) WIDE SHOT – ROV TAKING OFF UNDERWATER 7. (01:56) VARIOUS SHOTS – CREW INSIDE THE OPERATIONS ROOM, CONTROLLING AND TRACKING THE MOVEMENT OF THE UNDERWATER ROBOT