Two weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal reported that German investigators were examining evidence that the sabotage team might have used Poland as an operational base. According to the report, the Andromeda sailing yacht, which was targeted by investigators in connection with the attacks, entered Polish territorial waters. There are also indications that Poland served as a logistical and financial center during the attack.
Prosecutors said there was “no direct evidence that the people on the Andromeda yacht were involved in damaging the Nord Stream pipeline.” Investigations indicated that the ship had actually sailed to Poland with six people and had entered a port. After a twelve-hour stay, however, it left Polish territorial waters again. No objects were taken on board during the stay.
The public prosecutor said that no more detailed information could be given about the investigation so as not to endanger it. A request for legal assistance was also sent to Germany and other countries. According to research by “Zeit”, ARD and the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, among others, the port in Poland that was approached was the port of Kolobrzeg.
The daily newspaper “Rzeczpospolita” and the news agency PAP had already reported, citing investigators, that there was no evidence that the yacht had sailed from Poland to the area where the pipelines were then blown up. Nord Stream 1 and 2 each run as an underwater double strand from Russia to Germany. At the end of September, four leaks in the pipes were discovered after explosions.