The Swedish National Seismic Network (SNSN) said on Tuesday that it detected two explosions on Monday near the Nord Stream pipeline area.
The first explosion was recorded at 2:03 am local time in the early hours of Monday and the second 17 hours later at 7:04 pm on Monday night, according to SNSN.
SNSN said one of the underwater explosions resulted in a magnitude 2.3 tremor. According to SNSN, the last time a similar seismological event was recorded in the area was in 2016. He added that this area is not usually used for defense exercises.
The German geological research center, GFZ, told CNN that two tremors were recorded at similar times at a seismic station on the Danish island of Bornholm, again close to reported leaks in the pipelines.
Josef Zens, a spokesperson for GFZ, told CNN that the first tremor was recorded at 2:03 am local time, and a second was recorded 17 hours later. Zens said “it cannot be said whether there was any connection between the tremors and the leaks recorded at the Nord Stream pipelines on Tuesday.”
The Swedish National Seismic Network said warnings about the gas leaks came from the maritime administration at 1:52 pm and 8:41 pm on Monday, respectively, after ships detected bubbles on the surface.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Swedish Maritime Authority told CNN that three leaks were identified in pipelines for Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 near Bornholm, warning ships to keep a distance of 5 miles (8 kilometers) from the leaks and issuing a warning to aircraft, with a safe altitude of 1,000 meters.
The Danish Defense Command said in a statement on Tuesday that “following the three gas leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, no-go zones have been established around the leaks for the safety of air traffic and ships”.
Nord Stream AG, the pipeline operator, in safety documents published before news emerged of three separate pipeline leaks in one day, said the probability of a pipeline failure or leak is “as low as an event of damage to a pipeline.” every 100,000 years”.
The operator also said that pipeline repairs “should not be necessary during the Nord Stream’s 50-year minimum operational life.” Nord Stream 1 became operational in 2012 and Nord Stream 2 was completed in 2021, but never became operational.
Source: CNN Brasil
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