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Germany Tells UN: Nord Stream Inquiry Found Subsea Explosive Traces on Yacht

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Germany Tells UN: Nord Stream Inquiry Found Subsea Explosive Traces on Yacht
©The gas leak at Nord Stream 2 seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm in late September 2022. Photo: Danish Defence

©The gasoline leak at Nord Stream 2 seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm in late September 2022. Photo: Danish Defence

Germany discovered traces of subsea explosives in samples taken from a yacht that it suspects “may have been used to transport the explosives” to explode the Nord Stream gasoline pipelines, it instructed the U.N. Security Council in a letter with Sweden and Denmark.

A sequence of unexplained explosions hit the Nord Stream 1 and a couple of pipelines connecting Russia and Germany underneath the Baltic Sea final September within the unique financial zones of Germany, Sweden, and Denmark. 

The trio are every conducting separate investigations and despatched an replace – seen by Reuters – forward of a gathering of the 15-member Security Council on Tuesday referred to as by Russia, which has complained that it has not been saved knowledgeable in regards to the probes.

“None of the investigations has been concluded and at this point, it is still not possible to say when they will be concluded. The nature of the acts of sabotage is unprecedented and the investigations are complex,” the three wrote in a joint letter, dated Monday, which included an replace on every inquiry.

The joint letter mentioned Germany has been investigating “the suspicious charter of a sailing yacht” that had been rented in a strategy to “hide the identity of the real charterer.” Germany was nonetheless investigating the exact course of the boat. 

“It is suspected that the boat in question may have been used to transport the explosives that exploded at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines,” the letter mentioned of Germany’s inquiry. “Traces of subsea explosives were found in the samples taken from the boat during the investigation.”

“According to expert assessments, it is possible that trained divers could have attached explosives at the points where damage occurred to the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, which are laid on the seabed at a depth of approx. 70 to 80 meters,” it mentioned of Germany’s inquiry. 

Moscow has mentioned the West was behind the blasts. Western governments have denied involvement as has Ukraine, which is combating Russian forces that invaded in February 2022.

Russia failed in March to get the U.N. Security Council to ask for an unbiased inquiry into the Nord Stream blasts. 

“At this point it is not possible to reliably establish the identity of the perpetrators and their motives, particularly regarding the question of whether the incident was steered by a state or state actor,” the letter mentioned of Germany’s inquiry.

(Reuters – Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Stephen Coates)

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