The Swiss- based driver of Russia- led Nord Stream 1 gas pipe claimed on Wednesday it had actually finished preliminary information event at the place of the pipe damages on line 1 in the Swedish unique financial area and also located “technogenic craters”.
“According to preliminary results of the damage site inspection, technogenic craters with a depth of 3 to 5 meters were found on the seabed at a distance of about 248 meters from each other,” it claimed.
Nord Stream 1 and also Nord Stream 2, laid on the bed of the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, were harmed in September and also the framework has actually been a centerpiece in the bigger row in between the West and alsoMoscow Russia’s protection ministry claimed on Saturday that British navy employees exploded the Nord Stream gas pipes, an insurance claim that London claimed was incorrect.
Sweden and also Denmark have both wrapped up that 4 leakages on Nord Stream 1 and also 2 were triggered by surges, however have actually not claimed that may be liable. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has actually called the damages an act of sabotage.
“The section of the pipe between the craters is destroyed, the radius of pipe fragments dispersion is at least 250 metres. Experts continue to analyse the survey data,” Nord Stream AG included.
(Reporting by Reuters, Editing by Louise Heavens and also Jane Merriman)
