Russian defense minister orders doubling of high-precision weapons production

German journal Der Spiegel has recognized the boat that was searched by authorities in reference to the explosions that knocked out the Nordstream fuel pipeline in September.

The crusing vessel “Andromeda” was searched in January, in line with Der Spiegel. The German basic prosecutors’ workplace mentioned final week that it had searched an unnamed boat that month.

Der Spiegel says that the “Andromeda” was the vessel wherein an unidentified six-man crew allegedly sailed to the explosion space within the Baltic Sea.

In keeping with the marine web sites vesselfinder.com and marinetraffic.com, the “Andromeda” is German-flagged and measures 13 meters (42.6 toes) in size and 4 meters (13.1 toes) huge.

CNN contacted the corporate that rents out the “Andromeda,” however obtained no remark.

Final Friday, a German authorities spokesman was requested concerning the “Andromeda,” however referred any inquiries to the German basic prosecutors’ workplace.

The investigation into the explosions, which focused pipelines delivering Russian fuel to Europe, has additionally reached Denmark.

Søren Thiim Andersen, an area official on the island of Christiansø, instructed CNN that investigators had searched his harbor mooring on-line reserving system.

In addition they requested him to submit an attraction for pictures of boats that had visited the island from 16-18 September final 12 months on an area Fb web page.

“We have been contacted by Danish police in December about boats coming to the harbour, if we had any info regionally right here on Christiansø, about which boats which were right here within the harbour,” he mentioned.

“I don’t know if the police discovered what they have been searching for on the island,” he mentioned.

Christiansø is 20 kilometers (12 miles) northeast of the Danish island of Bornholm, close to the place the explosions occurred.

Some context: Thriller has surrounded who is likely to be liable for the brazen sabotage final September, which broken two pipes transporting Russian fuel into the European Union and focused an important income for Moscow. Each pipelines have been closed on the time of the assault.

A report by the New York Instances cited new intelligence {that a} “pro-Ukrainian group” might have been behind the assault. Ukraine has denied any involvement.