A few days before the attacks on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea, Russian military vessels were said to have operated at the crime scene, according to a report. The ship’s association had the necessary equipment to install explosives. Moscow denies responsibility for the leaks.
On September 26, explosions damaged the German-Russian gas pipelines at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Satellite images show that at least three suspicious ships left the Russian naval base in Kaliningrad on the night of Sept. 21, according to the German news portal t-online.
Ships with mini-submarine on their way to pipelines
The “SS-750” has a mini-submarine with grab arms, the tugs “SB-123” and “Alexander Frolow” are equipped with loading cranes. En route to the crime scene, the two smugglers sent position data once in the afternoon of Sept. 21, t-online reported on Friday, citing information from security circles and publicly available data.
Three other ships of the Russian Navy could have accompanied the operation and provided military protection. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the corvette “Soobrazitelny” and the frigate “Yaroslav Mudry” had escorted a convoy of ships for training purposes.
Pipelines destroyed by four explosions
In September, a total of four explosions in the economic zones of Sweden and Denmark in the Baltic Sea caused several leaks in the two Nord Stream pipelines being built to transport Russian gas to Germany.
The pipelines were not in operation at the time of the explosions, but were filled with gas. Sweden says sabotage was behind the incident. Accordingly, explosive residues were detected.
Act of sabotage still unsolved
It is still unclear who is responsible for the sabotage. Recently, there were indications that a pro-Ukrainian group could have attached explosives to the pipelines from a boat and detonated them.
According to various media reports, the boat was rented by a Polish-based company owned by two Ukrainians. Traces of explosives were later found in the boat, it said.
Source: Krone
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