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Swans swim on the Baltic Sea on a cold winters day in Laboe near Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, February 7, 2012.

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Icicles occur at the port of Altefaehr on the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen, eastern Germany, as in background can be seen the skyline of Stralsund on February 6, 2012. The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week wrought more havoc across the continent, straining...

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In this aerial photograph taken Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, the "Botnia" freighter navigates a waterway forged through the ice in the Baltic Sea by the "Goermitz" icebreaker, near the coast of Thiessow, Germany.

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Snow covers on February 5, 2012 trees trunks near the village of Godhjem on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week strained emergency services, wrought travel chaos and claimed more lives on February 5, bringing...

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People waks on February 5, 2012 on the shore near the city of Ronne on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week strained emergency services, wrought travel chaos and claimed more lives on February 5, bringing to...

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Frozen seawater covers on rocks on February 5, 2012 on the shore near the city of Ronne on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week strained emergency services, wrought travel chaos and claimed more lives on...

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The sun rises on February 5, 2012 in the village of Godhjem on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week strained emergency services, wrought travel chaos and claimed more lives on February 5, bringing to more than...

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Icicles hang down the sea bridge at the beach of Schoenberg at the Baltic Sea, northern Germany as temperatures reach minus six degrees Celsius (21.2 Fahrenheit) on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.

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Rocks are covered with ice near to the beach of Heidkate at the Baltic Sea, northern Germany. as temperatures reach minus six degrees Celsius (21.2 Fahrenheit) on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.

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9-year-old Lisa runs through the snow with her dachshund Rowdy in Binz on the island of Ruegen in the Baltic Sea, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. After a warm January Germany was hit by a cold snap with temperatures far under the freezing point.

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Sven Eccarius, right, pulls the sledge of his son Florian, left, as they pass the inscription Coastal resort Binz, in Binz, on the Baltic Sea coast in eastern Germany, Friday Feb. 3, 2012. After a warm January Germany was hit by a cold snap with temperatures far under the freezing point.

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Oliver Braune, left, nd his wife Marion Braune, center, walk with their son Hannes during heavy snowfalls at the beach near Binz, on the Baltic Sea coast, in eastern Germany, Friday Feb. 3, 2012. After a warm January Germany was hit by a cold snap with temperatures far under the...

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Inhabitants of Luebeck, Baltic Sea, Germany, make their way in the streets flooded by the river Trave Friday Jan. 6, 2012.

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People run in the Baltic Sea as they take part in their traditional new year’s bath in Ystad, southern Sweden, on January 1, 2012.

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Icebreaker Kienitz makes its way through the ice at in Ueckermuende on the Baltic Sea, northern Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. A cold spell has reached central and eastern Europe with temperatures far below zero.

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German navy training ship "Gorch Fock" navigates off German Baltic Sea port of Kiel, Monday Oct. 24, 2011.

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People and Swedish ministers and the Baltic states hold hands in a human chain, the 'Chain For Freedom', formed from the Berwaldhallen concert hall in Stockholmon along the Starndvaegen, marks the 20th anniversary of the return to independence of the baltic states on August 27, 2011. ...

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Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt holds the Baltic state flags in Stockholm to mark the 20th anniversary for the return of the baltic states to independence on August 27, 2011. The human chain is part of the Baltic Sea Festival held in Stockholm from 27Aug-4Sep.

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Tall sips sail off the Baltic Sea port of Warnemuende, eastern Germany, Saturday Aug. 13, 2011 during the 'Hanse Sail', a meeting of tall ships.

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A restaurant on a top floor with the view of the Baltic Sea at the Marine Hotel in Kolobrzeg, northern Poland. Photo taken January 14, 2012. Denmark's soccer team has chosen Marine Hotel in Kolobrzeg as their hub for the Euro 2012 soccer championships. Picture taken January 14, 2012.

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Aerial view of the landslide at Cape Arcona on the German Baltic Sea island of Ruegen Tuesday Dec. 27, 2011. German rescuers are still searching for a 10-year-old girl who was buried by a rock fall while out hiking with her family along the picturesque beach.

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In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, a rescuer with a sniffer dog searches for a missing child near Cape Arcona on the German Baltic Sea island of Ruegen. German rescuers are searching for a 10-year-old girl who was buried by a rock fall while out hiking with her family along a...

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Members of Poland's Elite Special Forces Unit, GROM, conduct a fast rope descent onto a ship in the Baltic Sea during an exercise involving different hostage rescue situations, in Northern Poland November 29, 2011. Poland is investing heavily in security for next year's European...

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A diver from Poland's Elite Special Forces Unit, GROM, jumps from a helicopter into the Baltic Sea November 29, 2011. Poland is investing heavily in security for next year's European football championship despite downgrading the number of visitors it expects. Commandoes have been...

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LUBMIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 08: A general view of central facility where the Nord Stream Baltic Sea gas pipeline reaches western Europe prior to the pipeline's official inauguration on November 8, 2011 in Lubmin, Germany. A host of European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela...