Editing Pirates of the Baltic Sea (section)

===Danish Straits===

Denmark and Sweden control the Danish Straits and the connection from the Baltic Sea to the North Sea. These days they also hold the massive edifice of the Danish Seawall. Sea level in the Atlantic is much higher than in the Baltic Sea. Long ago, when the sea levels started to rise, Danish and Swedish governments formed a corporation, the Baltic Shield Corporation, to protect the Baltic. All the Baltic Sea states are shareholders. Their investments funded the massive wall between the Baltic and the Atlantic that kept the sea level on the Baltic side low. The Seawall is actually several walls, with an elaborate lock system that allows even large ships to pass, despite the difference in sea level. But crossings are strictly monitored and there are charges for passing through.

To the Buccaneers, the Straits are a barrier. Any Buccaneer vessel attempting passage would be seized, unless the crew has quality forged documentation. Since few crews have a reason to leave the Baltic Sea, this rarely happens.