A German underwater expert has disputed the version that the Nord Streams were blown up by Ukrainians from the yacht Andromeda. This is reported by the German newspaper Bild.

Underwater archaeologist Sven Thomas said that such an operation would require not just one yacht, but several additional vessels. As well as a stationary platform with cranes, an anchor system and ballast weighing at least one ton.

In addition, to carry out such work, Andromeda would have to be fixed precisely above the dive site, which would require three to four heavy anchors with ropes up to 500 meters long, otherwise it would simply be carried out to the open sea by waves and wind.
A 75 horsepower engine would not have been able to keep the yacht in the desired position by maneuvering, nor would it have allowed the required amount of explosives – about 400 kilograms – to be taken on board.