Russia: Prospective Nord Stream 2 pipe layer en route to Spain
MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/: The Akademik Cherskiy pipelaying vessel indicated earlier as a potential ship to complete the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak continues moving towards Europe. Currently the ship that departed from the port of Nakhodka in the Russian Far East is navigating around Africa near the Angolan shore and is heading for the north of the Atlantic Ocean en route to the Spanish port of Las Palmas, according to the data of the Myshiptracking web portal.
The vessel has been operated by Gazprom Flot since 2016.