All news from the Swedish Coast Guard's published about the leaks

Due to the Prosecutor’s decision to end the closure, the Swedish Coast Guard can now end the patrolling of the areas around the gas leaks in order to enforce and secure the decision. This means that the situation in Swedish waters is now back to normal.

To ensure safe passage in accordance to maritime traffic rules, in and around the areas close to the gas leaks, the Swedish Coast Guard will continue to be slightly more active in patrolling this part of the Baltic. This is within the scope of the authority’s ordinary work within environmental preparedness and maritime surveillance.

Due to the size of the leak, and the fact that it has not increased during the past four days, consequently the risk of accidents has also diminished, and the Swedish Coast Guard has also ended its specific rescue mission as the criteria in the national legislation connected to accidents and emergency preparedness (LSO) do not apply to the current situation.

The support given to the Swedish Coast Guard from the Swedish Armed Forces has also come to an end. The Swedish Coast Guard will continue to regularly assist both the Prosecutor’s Office and the Swedish Security Services.

– Several authorities have been working together with great intensity in unusual and very special circumstances. This has worked out very well, in fact exactly as well as it should in these circumstances. What we have managed to achieve, are currently achieving, and the result of this work is part of the ongoing preliminary investigation, says Mikael Furberg, Coast Guard Officer in charge of emergency preparedness.

– The Swedish Coast Guard will continue to monitor Swedish waters, just as usual. We will continue to assist the preliminary investigation when approached by the Prosecutors Office or the Swedish Security Services, says Mikael Furberg.

The Swedish Coast Guard ship KBV 003 Amfitrite has now left the area. The Coast Guard ship KBV 002 Triton is now patrolling.

Questions concerning the preliminary investigation will be answered by the Prosecutor’s Office and the Swedish Security Services.

The Swedish Maritime Authority will publish information connected to navigational warnings on its website.

The Swedish Coast Guard is still patrolling the area 24/7.

Due to the decision of the Prosecutor’s Office of closing off an area of five nautical miles of access, the Swedish Coast Guard is maintaining the closure the area in order to create a reasonable working situation during the preliminary investigation. The decision of the Prosecutor’s Office applies until further notice, and means that it is prohibited within this area to navigate a vessel, anchor, dive, fish, navigate an underwater vessel or carry out geophysical mapping.

The Swedish Coast Guard is able to take certain measures within the closed area, similar to the jurisdiction the authority has in Swedish territorial waters. It is therefore possible for the Swedish Coast Guard to intervene against those who are in the closed off area without permission.   

Due to the Prosecutors Office decision of blocking an area of access of five nautical miles from the incident. The Swedish Coast Guard is currently patrolling and monitoring maritime traffic close to the prohibited area in order to maintain order during the work that is now being done. The decision means it is prohibited to navigate a vessel, anchor, dive, fish, navigate an underwater vessel or carry out geophysical mapping within this area.

The on-going preliminary investigation is led by a prosecutor, the responsible authority for the investigation is the Swedish Security Services. 

The Swedish Coast Guard cannot comment the work being done regarding the gas leaks, more than what we already have published on our website.

The Swedish Maritime Authority has issued navigational warnings for the area, consisting of recommendations concerning distances to the gas leaks aimed at the maritime traffic. The current warnings are published on the website.

During the afternoon the Swedish Coast Guard have executed the Prosecutor’s Office decision to restrict access to an area of five nautical miles from the leaks. It is within this area prohibited to navigate a vessel, anchor, dive, fish, navigate an underwater vessel or carry out geophysical mapping.

The on-going preliminary investigation is led by a prosecutor, the responsible authority for the investigation is the Swedish Security Services. 

The Swedish Coast Guard cannot comment the work being done regarding the gas leaks, more than what we already have published on our website.

The Swedish Maritime Authority has issued navigational warnings for the area, consisting of recommendations concerning distances to the gas leaks aimed at the maritime traffic. The current warnings are published on the website.

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On Monday, the Swedish Coast Guard made an overflight of the locations of the leaks within the Swedish economic zone at around 8 o'clock in the morning. At that time, the larger leak was no longer visible on the surface, while the smaller one instead had increased slightly again. At that time, the smaller leak was approximately 30 metres in diameter.

The Swedish Armed Forces will support the Swedish Coast Guard within the scope of work connected to the gas leaks originating from North Stream 1&2 in Swedish waters.

The Swedish Coast Guard is still on-site within Swedish waters with the ship KBV 003 Amfitrite. The main focus of Amfritrite is;

• Monitoring of the leaks
• Monitoring the sea traffic in the areas of the leaks
• Emergency preparedness in assistance of maritime traffic.

The Swedish Coast Guard aircraft are patrolling the area, and continuously reporting any changes in the intensity and range of the gas leaks.

During the days ahead, bad weather is expected, which will complicate the conditions of our work on site.

Questions connected to the support received from the Swedish Armed Forces will be answered by the Head of Communications of the Naval Base in Sweden.   

The prosecutor and the Swedish Security Services will answer questions concerning the preliminary investigations regarding the gas leaks.

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The prognoses – based on the on-going discussion with North Stream – says that the leaks will possibly cease on Sunday. The Swedish Coast Guard is prepared within emergency preparedness for a longer perspective than Sunday.

The Swedish Maritime Authority has issued navigational warnings for the area, consisting of recommendations concerning distances to the gas leaks aimed at the maritime traffic. The current warnings are published on the website.

The on-going preliminary investigation is led by a prosecutor, the responsible authority for the investigation is the Swedish Security Services. We cannot comment this investigation in detail as there is confidentiality connected to the preliminary investigation.

We are also restrictive in commenting our general capacity as it can be of importance in other areas we work within. We are in contact with Danish authorities due to the fact that there are two similar gas leaks in Danish waters. We will not comment any other nations we are in contact with.

The Swedish Coast Guard is still on-site within Swedish waters with the ship KBV 003 Amfitrite. The main focus of Amfritrite is;

• Monitoring of the leaks
• Monitoring the sea traffic in the areas of the leaks
• Emergency preparedness in assistance of maritime traffic.

When something new occurs, the information will be published on the Swedish Coast Guard website. The pictures already available on the website are for public use. 

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The Swedish Coast Guard aircraft report the following;

• The smaller leak continues to diminish since the aircraft observation report from Thursday. The smaller leak has a diameter of approximately 20 metres.
• The larger leak has also diminished after being quite unchanged since reported. The leak now has a diameter of approximately 600 metres.

The prognoses – based on the on-going discussion with North Stream - says that the leaks will possibly cease on Sunday. The Coast Guard is prepared within emergency preparedness for a longer perspective than Sunday.

The Swedish Maritime Authority has issued navigational warnings for the area, consisting of recommendations concerning distances to the gas leaks aimed at the maritime traffic. The current warnings are published on the website.

The on-going preliminary investigation is led by a prosecutor, the responsible authority for the investigation is the Swedish Security Services. We cannot comment this investigation in detail as there is confidentiality connected to the preliminary investigation.

We are also restrictive in commenting our general capacity as it can be of importance in other areas we work within. We are in contact with Danish authorities due to the fact that there are two similar gas leaks in Danish waters. We will not comment any other nations we are in contact with.

The Swedish Coast Guard is still on-site within Swedish waters with the ship KBV 003 Amfirite. The main focus of Amfritrite is;

• Monitoring of the leaks
• Monitoring the sea traffic in the areas of the leaks
• Emergency preparedness in assistance of maritime traffic.

When something new occurs, the information will be published on the Swedish Coast Guard website. The pictures already available on the website are for public use. 

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Thera are two leaks in Swedish waters, a large one above North Stream 1, and a lesser one above North Stream 2. Two leaks have also been reported from Danish waters. The number of detected leaks is therefore unchanged since Monday evening.

The Swedish Coast Guard will not comment the movements of specific vessels in the area of the gas leak as it would compromise the on-going preliminary investigation carried out by the prosecutors’ office and the investigation led by the Swedish Security Service.

Measures carried out by among many others; the Swedish Maritime Authority is currently delivering navigational warnings to ships in order to now secure a distance of seven nautical miles (previously five nautical miles, but adjusted 2022-09-29, 7.34 pm) from the incident areas.

The Swedish Coast Guard is on-site close to the gas leaks 24/7 with the ship KBV 003 Amfitrite. The mission is as previously stated; to monitor the gas leaks and ensure that the maritime traffic in the area has a safe and sure passage. The ship is also equipped for environmental emergency preparedness.

The Swedish Coast Guard is obligated to assist in a preliminary investigation when a prosecutor requests assistance. This also means that the authority is in several areas concerning the gas leaks, obliged to act in accordance with the rules of confidentiality.

The Swedish Coast Guard’s communication office is currently under a lot of pressure and we therefore appeal to your consideration and understanding in that an answer can currently take some time to answer. Our website will be continuously up-dated with new information, and all questions will be answered in order and due course.

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