Who left behind their diving boots? Can new clues from the explosion of the "Beixi" pipeline bring the real culprit to the surface? Personnel | Pipeline | Beixi
After the explosion of the Beixi pipeline in September last year, it has been a mystery who the true culprit was. Renowned American investigative journalist Seymour Hirsh pointed out in February this year that the North Stream pipeline was secretly sabotaged by US intelligence agencies and the US military, but was denied by the US government.
US media reported discovering suspected US Navy diving boots at the scene of the "Beixi" pipeline explosion
On the 5th of this month, the US independent news website "Grey Zone" reported that they had discovered a diving boot near the damaged "North Creek" pipeline, which was highly similar to the one used by the US military but was ignored by investigators.
This video was released by the "Grey Zone" website and was filmed by Swedish engineer Eric Anderson using an unmanned submersible on May 24th. The video shows a black and orange object resembling a diving boot located on the seabed near the damaged North Stream pipeline. The "Grey Zone" website stated that it identified the boot model and believed that it was highly similar to the boots used by the US Navy. But reports also say that Ukrainian naval divers have been seen wearing similar boots, and some shops have boots with similar appearances for sale.
Max Blumenthal, editor in chief of "Grey Zone" website: This type of boot is being used by US Navy divers, Ukrainian divers, and commercial divers in polluted waters. We believe that at least this is a clue worth studying. All evidence should be made public because official investigations, such as those in Sweden, have yet to yield results. It has been eight months since then.
The report from "Grey Zone" pointed out that the location where the boot was found was only 5 meters away from a leak point on the "Nord Stream 2" pipeline. The Nord Stream pipeline operating company claimed to have discovered the diving boot in February this year and reported it to Swedish investigators. The article questioned why the Swedish agency responsible for investigating the accident did not collect this boot as evidence, nor did it mention its existence in public statements?
Website editor in chief Max Blumenthal pointed out that with further disclosure of evidence, it is increasingly pointing to the United States as the mastermind behind the scenes.
Max Blumenthal, editor in chief of the "Grey Zone" website: We hope to have more evidence, more expert analysis, analysis of the scope of the explosion, the amount of explosives used, and the location of placement, in order to identify who is the perpetrator. I think the most likely culprit is the United States. As Seymour Hersh said, US Navy divers, with the cooperation of Norway, placed C4 explosives under the North Stream pipeline.
Who is the culprit of the Beixi explosion?
After the Beixi explosion, some Western countries began investigating, but the results have not been announced yet. More and more people point out that the United States is most likely the mastermind behind the scenes.
On September 26th last year, two Nord Stream pipelines transporting natural gas from Russia to European countries such as Germany via the Baltic Sea experienced a strong underwater explosion, resulting in a large amount of natural gas leakage. A few days later, Denmark, Sweden, and Germany respectively began independent investigations. Russia has repeatedly called for a joint investigation, but has been rejected by relevant countries.
On February 8th this year, American investigative journalist Seymour Hesh wrote that the Nord Stream pipeline was secretly damaged by US intelligence agencies and the US military in order to cut off Russia Europe energy relations. But this explosive news failed to cause a stir in Western media.
Senior American investigative journalist Seymour Hirsh: Since the launch of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in 2011, even before its completion, the United States has been discussing the threats posed by natural gas and other affordable energy sources.
On March 7th this year, media outlets from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom suddenly simultaneously revealed that they had blamed a "pro Ukrainian group" for the "North Stream" explosion, and denied any involvement of American or British citizens.
In response to this, Russian President's press secretary Peskov stated that Western media claims are "coordinating the release of false information," attempting to shift public attention away from the true culprits of the attack.
Hesh also said that the stories fabricated by Western media are too crazy.
Senior American investigative journalist Seymour Hirsh: These media reports are very crazy, very crazy. To use C4 explosives to destroy pipelines, these steel pipes are protected by concrete and large guardrail facilities. They need to blow up the concrete that surrounds the pipeline in order to destroy it, and these must be done quickly. This story is very bad, and the basic elements cannot withstand scrutiny.
On May 25th, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Russian side had summoned the ambassadors of Germany, Sweden, and Denmark to protest against the three countries' investigation into the North Stream natural gas pipeline explosion, which was "completely fruitless.".
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement that all three countries intentionally delayed the investigation and attempted to conceal the mastermind behind the explosion. The Russian side is dissatisfied with the opacity of the investigation and the refusal of the three countries to contact the Russian side during the investigation.
