Russian navy vessel was seen near Nord Stream pipelines four days before they were blown up

A Russian navy vessel specialised in submarine operations was photographed near the sabotaged Nord Stream gas pipelines just prior to mysterious blasts in September, Danish daily Information said Friday.

The newspaper said the submarine rescue ship SS-750 was photographed in the Baltic Sea four days before the still-unexplained explosions on the pipelines that link Russia to Germany.

The SS-750 has its own mini-submarine, called the AS-26, which can reach depths of 262 feet (80 metres) and…