“After the resumption of the construction of the offshore section of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in January 2021, an increased activity of warships, aircraft and helicopters, as well as civilian vessels of foreign countries, whose actions are often clearly provocative in nature, has been observed in the work area,” the company said. , noting that recently foreign activity around pipe-laying vessels has intensified.
In particular, the company said that on March 28, 2021, an unidentified submarine appeared on the surface in the security zone of the pipe-laying vessel at a distance of less than one mile.
“Given that Fortuna's anchor lines are located more than one mile away, the submarine's actions could have disabled the entire pipe-lay barge's anchor positioning system and lead to accidental damage to the pipeline,” Nord Stream 2 AG reports.
The company noted that we are talking about clearly planned and prepared provocations, both with the use of fishing vessels and warships, submarines and aircraft in order to obstruct the implementation of an economic project.
On March 31, it became known that the pipe-laying vessel Akademik Chersky had arrived at the site of the laying of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.