Nord Stream pipeline: ’50m hole’ revealed in underwater footage after ’powerful explosions’

An explosion in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline last month destroyed 50 metres of pipe, new underwater images show. A massive tear can be seen in video footage, with much of the stretch of pipe either missing or buried under the seabed. The two Nord Stream pipelines were damaged by blasts under the Baltic Sea at the end of September, causing four leaks. While the incidents took place in international waters, two of them were in the Danish exclusive economic zone and two in the Swedish zone. Read more here: Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. #Nordstream #Russia #UkraineWar