"Nord Stream 2 confirms the resumption of pipe laying, scheduled for December 11, as noted in the notice to mariners of the State Administration of Waterways and Shipping of Stralsund, Germany," - Interfax reports.

As noted, "Fortuna" will lay a 2.6-kilometer section of the gas pipeline in the exclusive economic zone of the Federal Republic of Germany in waters at a depth of less than 30 m.

Earlier, the Federal Office for Shipping and Hydrography of Germany confirmed the approval of the SP-2 laying in German waters for December.