Event 97c0d339-f09c-41d2-889c-78cff67f00f4

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Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Estonia Country: Finland Country: China

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609422658/china-admits-container-ship-n...

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Event Time

1y ago

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1mo ago

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1mo ago

Summary

Headline: China admits container ship Newnew Polar Bear damaged undersea gas pipeline

Short Summary: China admits a Chinese-owned, Hong Kong-flagged vessel damaged the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland in October.

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.

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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.

Related URLs

https://news.err.ee/1609422658/china-admits-container-ship-newnew-polar-bear-damaged-undersea-gas-pipeline

Source

https://news.err.ee/1609422658/china-admits-container-ship-newnew-polar-bear-damaged-undersea-gas-pipeline

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