Finland Claims Chinese Ship Damaged Baltic Undersea Gas Line On Purpose, Demands Onboard Investigation

Finland Claims Chinese Ship Damaged Baltic Undersea Gas Line On Purpose

Finland’s investigators demand access to the NewNew Polar Bear, a vessel flying the flag of Hong Kong whose anchor ripped up an undersea gas pipeline near the Finnish waters in October, says President Sauli Niinisto.

It’s unclear if the ship dragged its anchor for hundreds of kilometres intentionally or as a consequence of poor seamanship, she told YLE TV1 on Saturday.

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More information will be available after the ship reaches China, and the captain of the...

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