Global Information2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage information
 Map showing the location of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipeline explosions near Bornholm. The two run close to each other most of the way, but deviate near the sites of the sabotage.[1] Interactive map | |
| Date | 26 September 2022 |
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| Location | Central Baltic Sea, near Bornholm, Denmark |
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| Cause | Sabotage[4][5][6][7] |
| Target | Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 |
| First reporter | Nord Stream AG |
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On 26 September 2022, a series of underwater explosions and consequent gas leaks occurred on the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2) natural gas pipelines, two of 23 gas pipelines between Europe and Russia.[8] Both pipelines were built to transport natural gas from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea, and are majority owned by the Russian majority state-owned gas company, Gazprom.
Prior to the leaks, the pipelines were filled with natural gas but were not transporting it as a consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 26 September at 02:03 local time (CEST), an explosion was detected originating from Nord Stream 2; a pressure drop in one of its pipes was reported and natural gas began escaping to the surface southeast of the Danish island of Bornholm. Seventeen hours later, the same occurred to both pipes of Nord Stream 1, resulting in three separate leaks northeast of Bornholm.[9][10] All three affected pipes were rendered inoperable; Russia has confirmed that one of the two Nord Stream 2 pipes is operable and is thus ready to deliver gas through Nord Stream 2.[11] The leaks occurred one day before Poland and Norway opened the Baltic Pipe running through Denmark, bringing in gas from the North Sea, rather than from Russia as the Nord Stream pipelines do.[12][8] The leaks were located in international waters,[a] but within the economic zones of Denmark and Sweden.[13]
Denmark, Germany and Sweden each initiated separate investigations.[14] Describing the explosions as sabotage,[4][5][6][7] the Swedish and Danish investigations were closed without identifying perpetrators in February 2024.[15][16]
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Tagesspiegel 28Septwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Denmark. The Baltic Sea. Bornholm SE. Gas leakage. Danger to navigation. Prohibited area established" (PDF). Søfartsstyrelsen. 26 September 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
A gas leakage has been observed in pos. 54° 52.60'N – 015° 24.60'E.
- ^ a b c "Denmark. The Baltic Sea. Bornholm NE. Gas leakages. Danger to navigation. Prohibited areas established" (PDF). Søfartsstyrelsen. 29 September 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
Gas leakages have been observed in pos. 55° 33,40'N – 015° 47,30'E, pos. 55° 32,10'N – 015° 41,90'E and pos. 55° 32,450'N 015° 46,470'E.
- ^ a b Aitken, Peter (2 October 2022). "NATO chief: 'All evidence' points to pipeline sabotage, dodges question on Ukraine membership". Fox News. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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:7was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Gas Infrastructure Europe – System Development Map 2022/2021" (PDF). European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG). December 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Now, Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline hit by two leaks in Baltic Sea". WION. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Kustbevakningen: Fyra läckor på Nord Stream". Svenska Dagbladet. 28 September 2022. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.(subscription required)
- ^ Hemicker, Lorenz; Käppel, Janina (5 October 2022). "Russland bestätigt Einsatzbereitschaft von Nord Stream 2" [Russia confirms Nord Stream 2 is operable]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 6 October 2022.
Ende September kam es zu Explosionen unter Wasser an der Ostseepipeline. Dabei wurden beide Stränge der Pipeline Nord Stream 1 und ein Strang von Nord Stream 2 leck geschlagen.
- ^ Scislowska, Monika; Olsen, Jan M.; Keyton, David (28 September 2022). "Blasts precede Baltic pipeline leaks, sabotage seen likely". ABC News. American Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Nord Stream-selskab: Skader er uden fortilfælde" [Nord Stream Company: Damage is unprecedented] (in Danish). Berlingske. 27 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Bennetts, Marc (2 February 2023). "Who attacked the Nord Stream pipelines?". The Times. London. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Ruiz, Rebecca R.; Sanger, David E. (7 February 2024). "Sweden Closes Investigation of Pipeline Blasts, but Stays Silent on Cause". New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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