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Russia Says Baltic Telecoms Cable Was Damaged Just Before Nearby Gas Pipeline

A Russian fiber optic cable under the Baltic Sea was damaged last month only 28 km (17 miles) from where a gas pipeline linking Finland and Estonia was ruptured a couple of hours later. The details emerged in a statement …

Finland Says Gas Pipeline Likely Broken by Ship Dragging Anchor

HELSINKI –– Damage to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline earlier this month is believed to have been caused by a ship dragging a large anchor along the seabed, but it was too early to tell if this was an accident …

Major Gas Supplier Norway Closely Monitoring Baltic Sea Pipe Burst Probe

OSLO –– Norway, Europe’s largest gas supplier, is closely monitoring the progress of a probe into unexplained damage on a Baltic Sea gas pipeline, having already stepped up security at its energy installations after the Nord Stream blasts last year. …

Nord Stream Operator Surveys Pipeline Leak Site

COPENHAGEN/BERLIN —Nord Stream AG, the operator of the leaking Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, has sent a chartered ship to waters off the coast of Sweden to survey the damage for the first time, the company said on Thursday. Sweden …

Top Shipping Insurance Group Will Not Cover Ships Linked to Nord Stream 2

MOSCOW — The world’s largest group of shipping insurers will not insure vessels involved in the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream gas pipeline projects because of the threat of U.S. sanctions. Associations belonging to the International Group of P&I …