Nord Stream #1 and #2 are at 240 feet of water depth where the breach occurred.
Many undersea pipelines run at water depths of over 2,000 ft. Nord Stream pipelines are relatively shallow.
The pipelines are shallow enough for specialized divers and remote submersibles to reach easily. Recreational scuba divers typically don’t exceed 130 feet, but can go down as much as 180 feet. Below 200 feet, special deep divers are required and they use specialized gas mixtures with lower concentrations of oxygen.
Deep divers can inspect that pipeline at 240 feet depth without considerable risk. As an alternative, it would be easier to simply use remote underwater cameras or submersibles, which can go down to 240 feet depth easily.
Then the question becomes... will the government of Denmark allow it? Any investigation will have to be in cooperation with the Danish government and the E.U..
must be those dam saltwater frogs again.
Maybe some frogmen, who aren't our friens.
How deep are those pipes?
Nord Stream #1 and #2 are at 240 feet of water depth where the breach occurred.
Many undersea pipelines run at water depths of over 2,000 ft. Nord Stream pipelines are relatively shallow.
The pipelines are shallow enough for specialized divers and remote submersibles to reach easily. Recreational scuba divers typically don’t exceed 130 feet, but can go down as much as 180 feet. Below 200 feet, special deep divers are required and they use specialized gas mixtures with lower concentrations of oxygen.
Deep divers can inspect that pipeline at 240 feet depth without considerable risk. As an alternative, it would be easier to simply use remote underwater cameras or submersibles, which can go down to 240 feet depth easily.
Then the question becomes... will the government of Denmark allow it? Any investigation will have to be in cooperation with the Danish government and the E.U..