PEskov: the reason for the destruction on the “Northern Streams” is not yet clear, sabotage is not excluded that the damage could have been the result of a targeted attack, sources previously told Der Tagesspiegel. The gas pipeline operator called the damage to the pipes laid on the seabed unprecedented A sharp drop in pressure in both branches of the Nord Stream and the thread A of the Nord Stream-2 caused extreme concern in the Kremlin, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters, RBC correspondent reports. “This is very disturbing news. Indeed, we are talking about some kind of destruction in the pipe, it is not yet clear of what nature <…>. Indeed, the pressure has dropped significantly. This is a completely unprecedented situation that requires urgent investigation. We are extremely concerned about this news,” Peskov replied to the question of what President Vladimir Putin knows about the accident on the gas pipeline and how the Kremlin assesses the situation. When asked if the Russian leadership admits that there was a sabotage, the Kremlin representative replied: “No option can be ruled out now. Obviously, there is some kind of destruction of the pipe. And what became the cause, before the results of the study appear, it is impossible to exclude any of the options. Earlier, the operator company Nord Stream AG reported that “the destruction that occurred on the same day simultaneously on three lines of offshore gas pipelines of the Nord Stream system is unprecedented.” “It is impossible to estimate the time frame for restoring the operability of the gas transportation infrastructure,” the company said.
Sources of the publication Der Tagesspiegel said that a sharp drop in pressure in one of the threads of the Nord Stream-2 and in both pipes of the Nord Stream could be the result of targeted attacks.
“We cannot imagine a scenario that is not a targeted sabotage,” the publication quotes the words of one of the participants in the investigation of the federal authorities. “Everything speaks against coincidence,” he added. In both cases, an investigation has been launched, which is being conducted by the German federal security authorities.
The first report of a sharp drop in pressure in the A-line of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline was received on the night of September 26. A representative of the operator Nord Stream 2 AG explained that the incident occurred in the Danish exclusive economic zone southeast of Bornholm Island. He clarified that the pressure dropped from 105 to 7 bar due to a hole in the pipe, but it is not yet known exactly where it is.
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On the evening of September 26, the dispatchers of the Nord Stream control center recorded a pressure drop in both lines of the gas pipeline.
On the morning of September 27, the Danish Maritime Administration reported that gas leaks occurred near the Nord Stream gas pipeline northeast of Bornholm Island. According to the agency, leaks occurred in two places at positions 55°33.40'north latitude— 015°47.30'east longitude and 55°32.10'north latitude— 015°41.90' east longitude.
“Leaks are dangerous for shipping. Swimming is prohibited within 5km of the specified positions,” the warning said.
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