Event 508

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Finland",
    "BSR"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Undersea"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Admission by Chinese authorities, corroborated by recovery of the ship's anchor at the damage site and statements by Estonian officials, supports attribution.",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Finland",
    "China"
  ],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "China has admitted that its Hong Kong-flagged container ship Newnew Polar Bear damaged the Balticconnector undersea gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland in October, claiming it was an accident.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-08-12T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "China's official admission regarding the incident.",
    "Reporting on the location and role of Newnew Polar Bear.",
    "Discovery of the ship's anchor at the pipeline damage site.",
    "Statements from Estonian authorities questioning the explanation."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Beijing has admitted that the Chinese-owned and Hong Kong-flagged container ship Newnew Polar Bear damaged the Balticconnector, an undersea gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland, last October.",
    "An anchor belonging to the vessel was found at the site of the damaged pipeline.",
    "China claims it was an accident.",
    "Estonian officials remain skeptical about the explanation."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609422658/china-admits-container-ship-newnew-polar-bear-damaged-undersea-gas-pipeline"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "China's official admission regarding the incident.",
            "Reporting on the location and role of Newnew Polar Bear.",
            "Discovery of the ship's anchor at the pipeline damage site.",
            "Statements from Estonian authorities questioning the explanation."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Estonia",
      "notes": "Estonian authorities continue to examine details of the incident and have expressed skepticism regarding the Chinese explanation.",
      "status": "Investigation"
    },
    {
      "country": "China",
      "notes": "China claims the incident was accidental.",
      "status": "Official Statement"
    }
  ],
  "follow_up_notes": "China admits damage to Balticconnector pipeline",
  "headline": "China admits container ship Newnew Polar Bear damaged undersea gas pipeline",
  "location_text": "Balticconnector undersea gas pipeline, between Estonia and Finland",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_508_1763929302_8c523810.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "China admits damage to Balticconnector pipeline.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609422658/china-admits-container-ship-newnew-polar-bear-damaged-undersea-gas-pipeline"
  ],
  "summary_short": "China admits a Chinese-owned, Hong Kong-flagged vessel damaged the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland in October.",
  "url": "https://news.err.ee/1609422658/china-admits-container-ship-newnew-polar-bear-damaged-undersea-gas-pipeline"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT",
  "Date": "12-Aug-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "https://news.err.ee/1609422658/china-admits-container-ship-newnew-polar-bear-damaged-undersea-gas-pipeline",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "China admits damage to Balticconnector pipeline",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "China admits damage to Balticconnector pipeline. ",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}