Swedish Military Conducting New Investigation at Nord Stream Bombing Site

Two minesweepers from the Swedish Armed Forces arrived at the site of the Nord Stream subsea network to carry out new examinations of the damaged pipes.

The Swedish crime scene investigation was completed some time ago, but the military has now decided that it needs to supplement the material which has already been collected.

“We felt the need for completion, and to do more research,” Swedish Navy spokesman Jimmie Adamsson told the country's media, Sputnik reported.

The Navy said that the ships at the scene of the explosion are the HMS Vinga and the HMS Sturkö.

“Their main job is to search for mines or to go down with submarines. There is no connection to mines in this case - the connection is that they are equipped to carry out work and investigations underwater,” Adamsson said, refusing to comment on previous finds and whether the Swedish military is looking for something in particular.

The investigation is expected to be completed later this week.