Danes find mysterious cylinder at Nord Stream pipeline

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Denmark has invited the company that owns the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline to help salvage an object found near the damaged pipeline in the Baltic Sea. “The energy agency has proposed to the owner Nord Stream 2 AG to participate in the salvage operation,” the agency said on its website on Thursday. Almost two weeks ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin (70) referred to the object in a television report in connection with the attacks on the gas pipeline.

On the night of September 26, 2022, explosions in the economic zones of Sweden and Denmark in the Baltic Sea caused several leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, which were being built to transport Russian gas to Germany. Russia, among others, was suspected of being behind the alleged sabotage. However, according to media reports, the investigations into the explosions also led to Ukraine.

Is it a “smoke buoy”?

Moscow denies any responsibility for the sabotage. The cylindrical object in question was found by the Russian gas company Gazprom. Russian President Putin linked it to the attacks in a TV program: “Specialists believe that it may be an antenna to receive a signal to activate an explosive device,” Putin told state broadcaster Rossiya 24.

However, the Danish Energy Agency expressed suspicion that it could be a “smoke buoy” for shipping. Additional research should provide more details. The agency has released a photo of the item, which is about 40 centimeters long and about 10 centimeters in diameter. The object does not pose an “immediate security risk,” it said. The Danish armed forces should therefore help to recover the object.

Danish security expert Oliver Alexander assumes that the object is an ancient location marker. These regularly washed up on the shores of the nearby island of Bornholm. (AFP/nad)

Source: Blick