In Estonia, they found a connection between the accident at Balticconnector and Nord Stream pipes
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The Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia was damaged exactly between two pipes of the Russian Nord Stream 1 pipeline.
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This was reported by the ERR television and radio company on Thursday, November 16, with reference to the Elering company (Estonian gas network operator).
Balticconnector crosses the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, and the location of its damage is closer to one of the Nord Stream 1 pipes.
It is noted that the Balticconnector ruptured in the area where the distance between the Nord Stream pipes is 900 meters.
This “reframes the question of whether the Balticconnector rupture was anything other than an accident,” it said. publications.
The involvement of the Chinese vessel Newnew Polar Bear in the incident is presented as a proven fact.
Estonian Elering reported that to restore the Balticconnector gas pipeline, a new section of pipe may be required, but which part of the pipeline will have to be replaced will become clear in the near future.
Finnish operator Gasgrid previously noted that it would take at least five months to repair the gas pipeline, meaning that it would be possible to restore its operation by April 2024 at the earliest.
The 77 km long Balticconnector pipeline was laid along the bottom of the Gulf of Finland between Inkoo in Finland and Paldiski in Estonia in 2019, and began operation at the beginning of 2020. Suspicions of a gas leak arose on the night of Sunday, October 8, which is why the gas pipeline was blocked.
An anchor was lifted from the scene, which Finnish police believe belonged to the Chinese shipping company’s Newnew Polar Bear container ship.
Finland and Estonia have formally invited China to investigate, but Beijing’s position remains unclear as relations between China and Estonia have been complicated by Taiwan’s recently announced plans to open a government office in Tallinn.
Explosions at the Russian export gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea, occurred on September 26 last year. American journalist Seymour Hersh said in February that explosives were placed under Nord Stream by divers from the United States during NATO exercises in the summer of 2022, and the bombs were activated remotely by Norwegians.
In March, Western media began to actively promote the version of a “pro-Ukrainian group,” and recently the American The Washington Post and the German Der Spiegel stated that the bombing of Nord Stream was coordinated by the former commander of one of the units of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces, Roman Chervinsky.
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2023-11-16 09:30:00
