Shocking footage released by the Danish military from a flyover of the affected region showed huge swathes of the Baltic Sea churning as the gas bubbled to the surface.
A military statement claimed that the largest leak 'is spreading bubbles a good kilometre in diameter. The smallest is creating a circle about 200 metres (656 feet) in diameter'.
Two leaks in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline were reported by Sweden's Maritime Authority last night, shortly after a leak on the nearby Nord Stream 2 pipeline was discovered that prompted Denmark to restrict shipping in the area.
Both pipelines have been flashpoints in an escalating energy war between Europe and Moscow amid Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine that has pummelled major Western economies and sent gas prices soaring.
Poland's Prime Minister openly accused Russia of sabotaging the pipelines at an opening of a new pipeline between Norway and his nation today.
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