German prosecutors say they have searched a vessel suspected to have been used in the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines last September, following reports that the sabotage was carried out by a small “pro-Ukrainian” cell.
Western officials believe the explosives were placed at the bottom of the Baltic sea by two specialist divers operating from a rented yacht, according to a joint investigation by three German media outlets.
The vessel is alleged to be based on Germany’s Baltic coast but owned by a Polish-registered company that ultimately belongs to two Ukrainians.
