The Swiss-based operator of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline says it found craters on the seabed more than 200 meters apart in its initial data gathering at the location of damage to the Baltic Sea pipeline. The section of the pipe between the craters is destroyed, Nord Stream AG said. Nord Stream 1 and 2 -- pipelines built to deliver Russian natural gas to Germany -- were damaged in September. The Russian Defense Ministry said the British Navy blew up the pipelines, a claim the U.K. said was false. Sweden and Denmark concluded that four leaks on the pipelines were caused by explosions but have not said who might be responsible. NATO called the damage an act of sabotage. To read the original story from Reuters, click here.
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