Trying to keep track:
- Massive methane leaks from Nord Stream PLs on 9/26/2022. Both Nord Stream 1 PLs and one Nord Stream 2 line badly damaged.
- Swedish officials confirm that the PLs were sabotaged.
- Talking heads in US and Europe blame Russia. Russia blames UK.
- Buzz about “dark ships”
- Nord Stream methane release vs. natural seepage
- WP: No conclusive evidence that Russia is behind the attack
- First ever offshore PL sabotage?
- Seymour Hersh: “How America took out the Nord Stream Pipeline”
- Methane emissions: Nord Stream vs. offshore leasing
- NYT and Der Spiegel intelligence: Ukrainian group in a rented yacht sabotaged the PLs
- Seymour Hersh responds to the NYT/Der Spiegel “cover-up”
- Russian Naval ships spotted near the PL incident site
- Germany investigating leads that point to Ukrainian govt
- Netherlands intelligence warned CIA about Ukrainian plan to blow up PLs
So at this time, some theories on the culprits appear to have dropped out. Those that are still in play include various versions of the Ukrainian rental yacht narrative and the Hersh account. Hopefully, the responsible parties will be identified, but given the political stakes, this is becoming increasingly unlikely.
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