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Gas flow from the Nord Stream Line 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea is yet to resume following the halt earlier this week after a potentially explosive object had been found in the vicinity, according to Offshore Energy Today news provider.
Nord Stream AG, the operator of the pipeline carrying Russian gas to EU, on Wednesday said that the Swedish Armed Forces were on site "to safely and professionally dispose the munitions object," according to the report.
"They have to work under windy conditions, so there is no set timeline when the works will be completed," the company said.
Transportation through Line 2, closed at inlet as a precautionary measure, is expected to be resumed as soon as the disposal of the object is confirmed.
Read alsoU.S. official: Europe's Nord Stream 2 poses risk to Ukraine As for the nature of the object, the Swedish armed forces said Wednesday that it was impossible to say what it was exactly until the identification is completed.
The Swedish media reported Monday that the mysterious object might be an expendable subsea drone used to destroy underwater mines by detonating a large caliber charge and destroying both itself and the mine in the process.