US EditionChinese captain in Baltic sea cable damage case appears in Hong Kong court
- On Friday in Hong Kong's Eastern magistrates' court, Wan Wenguo appeared without representation and was assigned a duty lawyer, with the case adjourned until September 26.
- In October 2023, the Hong Kong-registered ship NewNew Polar Bear is alleged to have severed the Balticconnector gas pipeline and telecom cables through anchor dragging, prompting criminal damage charges.
- Finnish and Estonian investigators remain undecided on whether the October 2023 damage to Baltic Sea infrastructure was accidental or deliberate amid ongoing sabotage concerns, with Moscow denying any Russian involvement.
- Following the court appearance, the prosecution is gathering evidence from Finnish and Estonian authorities with a decision on prosecution expected by September 26.
- Beyond this incident, the Baltic region remains on high alert after outages of critical infrastructure, with Danish legal cases setting precedents on negligence and liability for anchor-dragging damage.
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Captain of ship that destroyed Balticconnector pipeline appears in Hong Kong court
The captain of the Chinese vessel Newnew Polar Bear, which damaged the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia in October 2023, appeared before a court in Hong Kong on Friday, Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reports.
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Chinese captain in Baltic sea cable damage case appears in Hong Kong court
The captain of a Hong Kong-registered ship alleged to have damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea was assigned a lawyer in a Hong Kong court on Friday, with the case adjourned until September to allow the prosecution to gather more evidence.
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The captain has been in pretrial detention since May.
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