On July 20, a representative of the contractor company was verbally informed by the Port Authority of Salamina that it had received a complaint about the possible use of an explosive device in a marine area where part of the buried submarine pipeline is located.
Sabotage attack on the water supply pipeline of Aeginawith a breach of its protection against the use of explosives and a small leak of water into the sea, without however affecting its general operation, was found in autopsy performed by the contracting companyas noted in an announcement by the Region of Attica.
In particular, on July 20, a representative of the contractor company was verbally informed by the Port Authority of Salamina that it had received a complaint about the possible use of an explosive device in a marine area where part of the buried submarine pipeline is located.
The next day (yesterday Thursday) following the orders of the regional governor of Attica Giorgos Patoulis and the deputy regional governor of the Islands V. Theodorakopoulou-Bogri, the company sent a specialized diving team with equipment and an underwater vehicle to investigate the situation, while the Port Authority also started a related investigation.
The event was detected at a distance of 300 meters from the coast of Perani, Salamina and at a depth of 14 meters, at which point the protection of the pipeline had been completed since last September. In this particular location, the protective cordon consists of stone layers with the center of the explosion located between two neighboring structures where a material residue was found, which is assumed to be a detonation cable (fuse).
On the occasion of the incident, the regional governor points out: “We condemn any illegal action that puts obstacles in this visionary project for the citizens of Aegina, with the aim of serving other interests. As much as some stick to the path of iniquity, we will continue on the path of development.”
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