Polish State Secretary Stanislaw Zaryn, who is responsible for the coordination of his country’s intelligence agencies, told the reporting team from ARD, SZ and "Die Zeit": "We have no evidence for this yacht’s participation in the events." The crew, he said, was apparently made up of people "who were looking for fun.
"The voyage had a "purely touristic character." Nobody appeared "to have anything close to military or sabotage-related training."
He did not provide any evidence to back his statements. Zaryn and the Polish government believe it is more likely that Russia was behind the attack. The Russian government has repeatedly denied any involvement.
26 Sept 2023: On the Ukrainian trail of the Nord Stream saboteurs
Polish investigators' persistence in contradicting the main thesis of the other countries investigating the attack (i.e. that the Andromeda is involved) now seems astonishing. Poland's deputy minister coordinator of special services, Stanislaw Zaryn, gave an interview to our German media partners in which he stated with conviction that the Andromeda was not suitable for such an attack.
It has emerged that during its September 2022 journey across the maritime zone that hosts the pipeline, the crew stopped off at a small Polish port, Kolobrzeg, where they were checked by the local authorities. Zaryn claims that no explosives were found, that the yacht's trip was purely recreational, and that any other version merely served Russian propaganda. But this ignores the evidence gleaned from the other investigations carried out by neighbouring European states, which are now openly complaining about Poland's reluctance
11 June 2023 - Poland slams Nord Stream sabotage claims as 'baseless'
“Poland had no connection with the blowing up of Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2,” Zaryn tweeted.
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