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Coast Guard Train To Protect Gas Pipeline

July 08 2010

Finland

The Finnish and Russian coast guards will conduct a joint exercise this month simulating the protection of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland, reports Interfax-AVN (Russia).

The drill will focus on protecting special vessels that lay the pipeline, said Russian border service officials.

The border service is also seeking to conduct similar drills with other nations along the pipeline's route.

The Nord Stream pipeline will run from Vyborg, Russia to...

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