Red alert in the Baltic Sea. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline linking Russia to Germany has been hit by two unexplained gas leaks, Danish and Swedish authorities said on Tuesday, a day after news of a leak from the parallel Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Both infrastructures still contain gas
Objects of geopolitical pulse, the two gas pipelines operated by a consortium dependent on the Russian giant Gazprom are not operational due to the consequences of the war in Ukraine. But both were still full of gas.
“The authorities have now been informed that there have been two more leaks in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which is also not operational, but contains gas,” Danish Minister for Climate and Health, Energy Dan Jørgensen said in a statement. . .
Navigation and overflight ban
A spokesman for the Swedish Maritime Authority confirmed the detection of the two leaks off the Danish island of Bornholm. One of the Nord Stream 1 leaks occurred in Denmark’s exclusive economic zone, the other in Sweden, according to the two countries.
Like the leak noticed the day before on Nord Stream 2, security measures have been taken. Navigation within a radius of five nautical miles (about 9 kilometers) is prohibited, as well as overflight within a radius of one kilometer.
On Monday night, the operator of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines had reported a drop in pressure in the first pipeline, after a leak was detected in the second.
Source: BFM TV
