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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jari Tanner

Anchor of Chinese container vessel caused damage to Balticconnector gas pipeline, Finnish police say

Lehtikuva

Finnish investigators said Tuesday they believed an anchor of a Chinese container ship was dislodged and caused the damage to the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia on the Baltic Sea earlier this month.

The National Bureau of Investigation, a branch of the Finnish police, said that it has evidence and data pointing to the Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel Newnew Polar Bear as the culprit in damaging the pipeline running across the Gulf of Finland.

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