[1/3] The 50-feet-long charter yacht "Andromeda", which German prosecutors had searched believed to be used for the blasts of the Baltic Sea pipelines Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 is seen in a dry dock in Dranske at Ruegen island, Germany, March 14, 2023. A series of unexplained explosions hit the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines connecting Russia and Germany under the Baltic Sea last September in the exclusive economic zones of Germany, Sweden and Denmark. "It is suspected that the boat in question may have been used to transport the explosives that exploded at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines," the letter said of Germany's inquiry. "According to expert assessments, it is possible that trained divers could have attached explosives at the points where damage occurred to the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, which are laid on the seabed at a depth of approx. Russia failed in March to get the U.N. Security Council to ask for an independent inquiry into the Nord Stream blasts.

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Persons: Oliver Denzer, Michelle Nichols, Stephen Coates Organizations: Nord, REUTERS, UNITED NATIONS, . Security, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Baltic, Dranske, Ruegen, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian