17-07-08 The wreck of a submarine with Soviet markings, believed to have sunk during World War II, has been discovered by one of DOF Subsea's seismic vessels during a shoot for the planned Nord Stream pipeline.
Nord Stream said the wreck was found in Finland’s exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Finland. Nord Stream said it had notified the authorities, including the Finnish Defence Forces, of the find.

DOF Subsea is carrying out the survey as part of an environmental impact assessment the consortium must present to the Finnish government for approval.
The survey follows concerns raised by the planned pipe's neighbours -- Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden -- about the proposed route for the 1,200-km subsea link.

Earlier this year, Lithuania called on the Nord Stream consortium, which includes Russian gas giant Gazprom, Germany's BASF and E.ON, as well as Netherlands-based Gasunie, to carry out further studies into the pipeline's environmental impact.
Vilnius also raised concerns that the pipeline could disturb munitions -- including chemical weapons -- dumped in the Baltic Sea during World War II and the Cold War.