Near the Danish island of Bornholm, a delegation from Greenpeace will take samples from the seabed with a ship, rubber boats and an underwater drone. First they have to be tested for chemical weapons residues, and later in the lab for explosives.
At the bottom of the Baltic Sea, there is ammunition dating back to World War II. The aim is to determine whether they have been dislodged by explosions and leaked into the water. “In addition, it will be investigated whether methane gas is still escaping from the destroyed pipeline and what effect the leak has had,” added Greenpeace.
After explosions near Bornholm in September, leaks were discovered in both Nord Stream 1 and 2: two in the Danish area and two in the Swedish. According to Swedish investigators, this is serious sabotage. NATO and the EU also assume this.
According to a Greenpeace spokesman, the activists do not need permits for the investigations. So far, no response has been received from the concerned authorities.