German authorities search yacht linked to Nord Stream sabotage | DW News

Authorities searched a ship thought to have possibly transported explosives tied to the Nord Stream pipeline explosions, the German Prosecutors Office said Wednesday. The announcement came following media reports indicating pro-Ukrainian groups may have been responsible for the blasts. Ukrainian officials denied media reports claiming Kyiv's involvement in September's blasts in the Nord Stream gas pipelines. Dismissing the reports, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhailo Podolyak on Twitter said Ukraine had "nothing to do with the incident in the Baltic Sea and has no information about 'pro-Ukrainian sabotage groups.'" Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov also denied any official involvement in the attack. Addressing reporters in Stockholm ahead of a European Union meeting of defense ministers, Reznikov said: "This is not our activity."

What did German investigators say?
In January, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office searched a ship suspected of transporting explosives used in sabotaging the two pipelines in September 2022, a spokeswoman for the Karlsruhe-based prosecutor's office said. Authorities were still evaluating the seized objects. The spokeswoman said authorities were still investigating the identity of the perpetrators as well as their motives. She added that no further statements could be released in the time being.