The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has invited Nord Stream operator Nord Stream 2 AG to participate in an operation to recover an object found near the pipeline. The DEA statement says the agency intends to wait for a response from the company before proceeding with the operation.
To further clarify the nature of the object, Copenhagen decided to bring it to the surface with the help of specialists from the country’s Ministry of Defense.
In this regard, the Danish Energy Agency has invited the pipeline operator, Nord Stream 2 AG, to participate in the operation.
— underlined in the press release.
The agency also released a photograph of the object, noting that it is cylindrical in shape, about 40 centimeters high and 10 centimeters in diameter. It is assumed that we can speak of a marine smoke buoy. Russian experts speculated that it could be an antenna intended to receive a signal to activate an explosive device.
Earlier it was reported that one of the outcomes of Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Moscow was the signing of a contract for the construction of the Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline. However, this did not happen. Apparently, Beijing is waiting for Russian President Vladimir Putin himself to bring the treaty he signed during his return visit.
Photos used: Danish Navy
