The Andromeda sailing yacht, which, according to the German investigation, could be involved in sabotage on the Nord Streams, does not have a special mechanism for immersing a large batch of explosives under water. According to TASS, German publications write about this.
The author referred to previous media publications, according to which the attackers would need 500 kg of explosives to blow up the pipes. “Three explosions would require at least 1,500 kg of explosives. There is no crane on the Andromeda to lower such volumes under water, ”the agency reports.
The second inconsistency, according to the author, lies in logistics – it is hardly possible to smuggle so much explosive through the territory of Poland and Germany and not be noticed. The third problem is the diving equipment. Experts doubt that Andromeda is suitable for transporting such equipment.
Some experts in Germany are also extremely skeptical about the version according to which the sabotage was carried out using this boat.
German Rescue Society spokesman and deep-sea diving expert Matthias Hölzl said that submerging the explosives from the Andromeda would be an “incredibly difficult” process. “Just to sink to the bottom, it would take 30 liters of a special gas mixture, dozens of cylinders would have to be kept on board,” he said.
“You can’t do that with the equipment used by recreational divers,” Jens Höhner, a military diver who served in the German Navy, told the magazine. He recalled that the pipelines ran at a depth of 80 m, and ordinary divers rarely go deeper than 18 m. According to him, for a deeper dive, special oxygen cylinders are required, as well as special warming wetsuits. “In theory, anyone can buy all this,” he added.
Earlier, German media, citing sources, reported that the organizers of the Nord Stream bombing could transport explosives on a 15-meter sailing yacht Bavaria Cruiser 50 Andromeda, rented on the island of Rügen through a charter company.
Source: Rosbalt
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