Heavy force damaged Baltic Sea gas pipeline, says Estonia’s Hanno Pevkur

The damage to the Baltic Sea gas pipeline that burst on Sunday was caused by “quite heavy force”, Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said on Wednesday, a day after Finland said it could have been a deliberate action.

The Balticconnector subsea gas pipeline and a telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia were damaged on Sunday.

On Tuesday, Helsinki said the damage was likely caused by “outside activity” and that the cause was being investigated.