Able to complete the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, the Akademik Chersky pipelayer left the port of Kaliningrad and headed for the German port of Wismar. This is evidenced by the data of the service for tracking sea traffic Myshiptracking.
Previously, the barge “Fortune” was anchored in this port. She, according to the Danish authorities, should deal with pipe-laying in the waters of the kingdom.
The barge has already completed 2.6 kilometers of track in shallow waters off the coast of Germany. So far, this is the only section that has been completed following the threat of US sanctions in December 2019.
On Tuesday, January 19, Washington for the first time moved from threats to imposing restrictive measures. They included Fortuna and its owner, the Russian micro-enterprise KBT-Rus LLC.
“Academician Chersky” left the port of Nakhodka 11.5 months ago. He arrived in Kaliningrad on May 3, since then the ship regularly moves between Germany and Russia, but did not take part in the construction.
Currently, both Gazprom and Germany are talking about the possibility of abandoning the project. In addition to sanctions pressure from the United States, he is hindered by the position of the European Parliament, which wants to demand from the European Union to stop the construction of the gas pipeline.