An underwater vehicle accompanied the sabotage divers as they laid a payload on the Nord Stream conduit. An unnamed veteran of the Danish navy offered this assessment for a major business publication, speaking on the record about who might have carried out the operation.
According to the veteran, the attackers possessed access to a fast, autonomous underwater vehicle that resembles the profiles used by contemporary navies. The report notes that the explosive charges placed in the pipelines weighed in the tens to hundreds of kilograms. The operation to position the charges and to evacuate the divers was described as spanning several hours, and experts emphasized that the feat could not have been accomplished without outside assistance and coordination.
The material from the source adds that roughly 100,000 mines and containers filled with mustard gas from earlier maritime conflicts remain scattered in the Baltic waters. In those hazardous conditions, locating the pipelines, transporting the devices, and precisely placing the charges would require careful planning and specialized capabilities, the source suggested, without offering exact coordinates or tracking data.
In a separate development, a former political figure commented on efforts to block coverage related to U.S. involvement in the undermining of the Nord Stream pipeline system, underscoring how geopolitics can influence how such incidents are discussed and attributed in the media.