The Swedish coast guard has detected a second gas leak in the Russian pipeline Nord Stream 2 which is added to the three detected in the two pipelines between Sunday and Monday, which the authorities of Denmark and Sweden are investigating as sabotage.
It is a large spill of about 900 meters in diameter and another smaller one of about 200 meters
The fourth fugue, smaller in size, is located in the Swedish exclusive economic zone and in the Nord Stream II, as reported to the newspaper ‘Svenska Dagbladet’ Jenny Larsson, spokesperson for the Coast Guard.
“It is a large spill of about 900 meters in diameter and another smaller one of about 200 meters,” said that source.
The discovery was made a day ago during a patrol by the Swedish authorities, who, like the Danish, supervise the area with ships and planes, although it had not been released until now.
In total there are two leaks in each gas pipeline, two in the Danish zone and two in the Swedish zone, in international waters.
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Both the governments of Sweden and Denmark, as well as that of Germany and the European Union (EU) attribute these leaks to sabotage, the origin of which is being investigated.
The investigation of the leaks is progressing slowly because gas continues to come out of the pipes, which prevents the approach to the area.
The Danish General Directorate of Energy reported yesterday that more than half of the gas in the pipes has come out and that the flow could stop this Sunday.
Danish police investigate the incidentas is the case in Sweden, where the Prosecutor’s Office for security issues has taken on the case, already classified as serious sabotage, and the Swedish intelligence services collaborate in the investigations.
The electricity and gas sectors of Denmark and Sweden have raised the alarm level on their facilities due to leaksand the same has been done by neighboring Norway, despite the fact that it has no Baltic coast, including a military presence.
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