Source: CCTV Finance
Swedish Media released a video of the leak point of the Baltic Sea " Nordic Stream-1" Natural Gas pipeline. The screen shows that the "Nordic Stream-1" pipeline has a gap of at least 50 meters long , and some parts are deformed. The Danish police issued a statement on the 18th saying that a preliminary investigation by showed that the "North Stream" pipeline leak accident was caused by a strong explosion.
This video was shot by a remotely controlled underwater drone on the 17th. The shooting location is located at the seabed about 80 meters below sea level. It is reported that this is the first time that the damage to the "North Stream-1" pipeline has been released.
On September 26, Swedish measurement station detected two strong underwater explosions in the waters of the "North Stream-1" and " North Stream-2" pipeline leakage. is currently found in the "North Stream-1" and "North Stream-2" pipelines, which are located in the waters near Sweden and Denmark respectively. All parties generally believe that this incident was "deliberate destruction".
Denmark's Copenhagen Police Department issued a statement on the 18th saying that 's preliminary investigation of two leak points in the "Northern Stream" pipeline showed that the pipeline leakage accident was caused by a strong explosion.
Russian President's Press Secretary Peskov said on the same day that the Russian side was not surprised by the preliminary investigation conclusions proposed by European countries that the "North Stream" was deliberately damaged. At the same time, Russia regrets that the investigation was carried out in a "closed-door" form without Russia's participation.
"North Stream-1" natural gas pipeline was completed in 2011. It starts from Vyborg, Russia in the east and leads to Germany through the Baltic seabed. The "Beixi-2" natural gas pipeline was completed last year and is basically parallel to the "Beixi-1" and has not yet been put into use, but some natural gas is still sealed in the pipeline.