A total of four explosions occurred on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in 2022. A British newspaper reported that Guardreferring to Norwegian seismologists.
It was initially believed that there were only two explosions. However, employees of the Norwegian Seismic Observation Institute Norsar said that on September 26 last year, four explosions were recorded on the route of Russian pipelines.
“The first explosion in Nord Stream 2 occurred at 02:03:24 local time, and the second explosion occurred in Nord Stream at 19:03:50 local time,” the material states.
The publication states that seven seconds after the second explosion, the third occurred. Ten seconds later, experts recorded a fourth explosion in one of the gas pipelines.
As Norsar representatives noted, the second and third explosions occurred only 220 meters away from each other. Moreover, the fourth explosion occurred a few kilometers away from where the second one was recorded.
Norwegian seismologists did not rule out the possibility of even more eruptions. According to the publication, in the future the results of the pipeline sabotage investigation will be published jointly with Norsar.
The governments of Germany, Denmark and Sweden are currently investigating the circumstances of the incident. However, the authors of the material emphasize that the relevant departments of the respective states refuse to comment in any way on the reports of four explosions in Nord Stream.
Previously happened It is known that European countries have rejected most of the Russian Federation’s requests for legal assistance in investigating emergencies on gas pipelines.