Nord Stream 1 and 2: Problems paralyze Russian pipelines – security experts suspect sabotage
Created: 09/27/2022, 12:00 p.m
Pipe systems and shut-off devices in the gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline in Lubmin.
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The Russian gas connection Nord Stream 1 also has problems with the gas pressure.
A leak in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline had previously been identified.
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Update from September 27, 11:45 a.m .:
The leaks in the Baltic Sea gas pipeline Nord Stream 1 occurred in Danish and Swedish territorial waters.
As with the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the gas exits near the island of Bornholm, which belongs to Denmark, as the authorities of both countries announced on Tuesday.
One leak in Nord Stream 1 is therefore on Danish territory and the other on Swedish territory.
Authorities in Germany and Denmark continue to look for the cause of the two leaks.
The Danish Navy and German specialists were trying to find out, the German Press Agency learned from security circles on Tuesday morning.
The cause of the incidents has not yet been clarified.
However, there is a lot to be said for sabotage.
If it were an attack, given the technical complexity, only a state actor would actually come into question.
After Nord Stream 2: Also pressure drop in sister pipeline Nord Stream 1
First report from September 26, 1:32 p.m .:
Lubmin – One day after the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the pressure has also fallen sharply in the German-Russian Nord Stream 1 energy route.
Both tubes of Nord Stream 1 are affected, as the company announced on Monday evening.
As a result, the capacity of the pipeline fell to zero unplanned.
The cause is being investigated.
The Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWK) and the Federal Network Agency unanimously announced that they were in contact with each other and with the authorities concerned in order to clarify the matter.
"We currently do not know the causes of the pressure drop," it said.
Nord Stream 2 first hit by pressure problems
Such a pressure drop had already been detected in the sister pipeline Nord Stream 2 on Monday night, but only in one of the two tubes.
During the course of Monday, the responsible naval authorities identified a leak south-east of the Danish island of Bornholm as the probable cause.
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The Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 2 has long been controversial - now there was a night-time incident in one of the tubes.
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The competent Danish authority issued a corresponding notice on Monday afternoon.
A gas leak was observed.
The leak is said to be dangerous to navigation and navigating within five nautical miles of said position is prohibited.
From the point of view of the German Environmental Aid (DUH), there is no major danger to the environment, at least in the short term.
