During investigations of the destroyed Nord Stream pipelines, two craters several meters deep are discovered on the sea floor under one of the pipes. According to the first investigation results, Nord Stream 1 is destroyed over a length of hundreds of meters. However, the exact cause is still unclear.
A month after the damage to the Baltic gas pipeline Nord Stream 1, according to the operator, experts presented the first test results. In a section in Swedish waters, three to five meter deep craters were discovered on the seabed, between which the pipeline was destroyed, Nord Stream AG said.
The craters are about 248 meters apart. Debris from the line was distributed within a radius of at least 250 meters. The data would be further examined.
The operators had sent a special vessel to one of the spots in Swedish waters where leaks were suspected. Both Denmark and Sweden have concluded that several leaks on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines were caused by explosions.
So far, it is unclear who might be behind it. The EU and NATO, among others, assume sabotage. Russia recently accused Britain of being involved in a "terrorist attack" on the pipelines. Britain reacted with outrage to the allegations and denied them.
Until the delivery stop, Russia pumped gas from Siberia to Germany and other European countries through the pipeline. The two double strands of Nord Stream 1 and 2 run from Russia to Lubmin in north-eastern Germany.
