27 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lubmin: Unused pipes for the Nord Stream 2 Baltic gas pipeline are stored on the site of the Port of Mukran. After a pressure drop was detected in a short time for the two Baltic Sea pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2, three leaks have now been identified. Doubts about an accident are growing. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa/Sipa USA
Germany: Nord Stream 2 – Pressure drop in gas pipeline
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Explosions rattled the Baltic Sea before unusual leaks were discovered on two natural gas pipelines running underwater from Russia to Germany. Some European leaders and experts are pointing to possible sabotage during an energy standoff with Russia provoked by the war in Ukraine. The leaks on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipeline overshadowed the inauguration Tuesday of a long-awaited pipeline that will bring Norwegian gas to Poland. The Polish prime minister called the events “an act of sabotage,” while his Danish counterpart said she couldn’t rule it out. The Nord Stream pipelines aren’t bringing gas to Europe amid an energy standoff with Russia but are still filled with gas.
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