The German warship was less than 11 nautical miles from the sabotage site, about two weeks before the explosions at two gas pipelines between 7 and 14 September. It has been reported TASS With reference to the German TV channel ZDF.
It was noted that the ship left the port of Kiel, Germany.
At the same time, there is no indication in the article that the ship may be involved in any sabotage action.
TASS states that last week, the New York Times reported, citing US officials, that the gas pipeline explosions could have been orchestrated by a pro-Ukrainian group operating without a US agency.
Searches were made on 18 and 20 January 2023 on a ship that may have been involved in the explosions. According to Der Spiegel magazine, we are talking about a yacht named Andromeda.
Previously reportedIn an article by American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh quoting a source on February 8, he said that in June 2022, US Navy divers placed explosive devices under gas pipelines as part of the Baltops exercises with the support of Norwegian experts.
According to Hersh, the decision to run the operation was made by US President Joe Biden after nine months of discussions with administration officials dealing with national security issues.