German investigators determined that the Russian gas pipeline explosions in the Baltic Sea were caused by sabotage – WSJ
18 October, 2022 Damage to the Nord Stream pipeline. October 2022. Photo credits: Expressen
German investigators have determined that the series of explosions at the bottom of the Baltic Sea along the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 underwater gas pipelines were caused by sabotage. The Wall Street Journal reports about this with reference to the officials familiar with the investigation. These gas pipelines are located on the seabed and transport natural gas from Russia to Europe.
German investigators haven't been able to definitively link the suspected sabotage to any one actor, but some German officials say they are working under the assumption that Russia was behind the blasts.
The gas leak site above the thread of the Russian gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea
As a result of the explosions, three of four pipes of the Russian gas pipelines lost their tightness, and a gas leak was recorded there. European seismologists even made records of underground tremors from explosions.
Seismograph data that recorded two shocks on September 26, 2022, in the area of Russian gas pipelines
The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) claims that the first shock occurred at 4 am on September 26, and the next one was at around 5 pm local time. "Earthquakes" were recorded by a seismograph from the Danish island of Bornholm.
Damage to the Nord Stream pipeline.
October 2022. Photo credits: Expressen
Unnamed German officials believe that it is unlikely that the sabotage was committed by a military submarine. This version is rejected due to the relatively shallow depth of the sea and the usual careful surveillance of submarines in the area.
According to one of the working versions, the explosive devices were lowered from the ship and then detonated remotely.
Approximate areas of damage to Russian gas pipelines
The only pipeline that remained intact after the explosions was one of the two strands of Nord Stream 2, which Germany refused to certify after Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine.
Some German officials say that with only one strand of the pipeline remaining operational, Russia is trying to increase pressure on German politicians to get Nord Stream 2 up and running.
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