(ANSA) - BERLIN, SEPTEMBER 26 - A pressure drop in pipe A of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which is not currently in use, but has been completed and contains gas, was detected yesterday evening, probably due to a leak.
Responsible maritime authorities in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Russia have been informed, Ulrich Lissek, spokesman for the pipeline operator, Nord Stream 2 Ag, told Dpa.
"There must be a hole somewhere," Lissek said, "just no one knows where."
It could be that gas is escaping into the sea. "According to Lissek, the search for the causes will be very difficult for Nord Stream 2 Ag, because the company is under sanctions, has almost no staff and its funds are frozen. 1230km from Russia to Germany, via the Baltic Sea. The pipeline was completed, but the gas was never imported, as Berlin blocked its use in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Following the gas leak in the Baltic Sea , the Danish agency for maritime traffic has banned navigation in the area.
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