Sweden sends special diving vessel to area of Nord Stream pipeline leaks

Name: Swedish Coast Guard releases new video from Nord Stream gas leak
Uploaded: 2022-10-03T13:31:34.000Z
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Description: Swedish Coast Guard releases new video from Nord Stream gas leak

Sweden has sent a submarine rescue ship to the site of the leaks but it was unclear when anyone or anything would be able to go down to the pipelines

Russia has accused the West of sabotage on the Russian-built gas pipelines but the US and its allies have vehemently denied the charges

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This handout picture released on September 30 by the Danish Defence Command and taken on September 29 shows one of four gas leaks at one of the damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. Photo: AFP

Associated Press

Published: 9:31pm, 3 Oct 2022

Sweden has sent a vessel capable of “advanced diving missions” to the Baltic Sea area where ruptured undersea pipelines had leaked natural gas for days, the Swedish navy said on Monday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of sabotaging Russian-built natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany, a charge vehemently denied by the US and its allies, who noted that Russia has been blackmailing Europe with reduced gas supplies for months.

Last week, undersea blasts damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines off southern Sweden and Denmark and have led to huge methane leaks, with those governments saying that several hundred pounds of explosives was involved. The emissions leaks occurred in international waters.

Captain Jimmie Adamsson, a spokesman for the Swedish navy, told AP that a submarine rescue ship had been sent to the site of the leaks off Sweden and was supporting the Swedish coastguard, which is in charge of the work.

It was unclear when anyone or anything would be able to go down to the pipelines, either divers or a submarine.

The coastguard said one of its vessels, Amfritrite, was at the site to monitor nearby sea traffic. It added that bad weather is expected, which will complicate the situation.

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Swedish Coast Guard releases new video from Nord Stream gas leak