The location of the leak on the Nord Stream gas pipeline. Archival photoMOSCOW, Sep 29The Swedish Coast Guard discovered the fourth gas leak at Nord Stream, Reuters reports citing the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. It is noted that the site of the incident was discovered on Tuesday.
"Two of the four leaks are in the Swedish exclusive economic zone", Coast Guard spokeswoman Jenny Larsson told the newspaper.
The other two leaks are in the Danish exclusive economic zone .
US Navy helicopters circled over Nord Stream for several days in September On Monday, incidents occurred simultaneously on two Russian export gas pipelines. The operator company recorded a pressure drop in the pipe, then from the air they found the places of four gas leaks. Each of the Nord Streams consists of two lines. The Seismic Center of Sweden recorded powerful underwater explosions. The authorities of Germany and Denmark do not exclude that sabotage became the cause of the emergency. Both gas pipelines were not in operation at the time of the accident. Nord Stream was stopped in the summer due to difficulties with the repair and maintenance of Siemens units under the sanctions. The fully built Nord Stream 2 was never launched, having ceased certification of the pipe after the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. Despite the lack of pumping, all four lines were filled with gas. The Prosecutor General's Office opened a case on an act of international terrorism. According to Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Ambassador of Russia to the UN, the Security Council will meet on Friday for an urgent meeting in connection with sabotage. : Europe prepares for the worst