Finland’s president says damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia appears to have been caused by “external activity.” Finnish and Estonian gas system operators on Sunday said they noted an unusual drop in pressure in the Balticconnector pipeline after which they shut down the gas flow. The Finnish government on Tuesday said there was damage both to the gas pipeline and to a telecommunications cable between the two NATO countries.
A compression station of the Baltic Connector marine gas pipeline is pictured in Inkoo, Finland, Nov. 5, 2019. Finnish government is to hold a press conference later on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, to inform about the Baltic Connector marine gas pipeline leak in the Gulf of Finland. A compression station of the Baltic Connector marine gas pipeline is pictured in Inkoo, Finland, Nov. 5, 2019. Finnish government is to hold a press conference later on Tuesday, Oct.
The Finnish government on Tuesday said there was damage both to the gas pipeline and to a telecommunications cable between the two NATO countries. “It is likely that the damage to both the gas pipeline and the telecommunications cable is the result of external activity,” he said. “The cause of the damage is not yet clear and the investigation is continuing in cooperation between Finland and Estonia.”
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