Media: Newnew Polar Bear captain is imprisoned
Gas pipeline|According to Hong Kong Media, prosecutors consider the 43-year-old Chinese captain responsible for damaging the gas pipeline.
Finnish And the captain of the Newnew Polar Bear ship, which damages the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Estonia, has been imprisoned in China. Hong Kong tells about it South China Morning Post magazine.
According to the newspaper, prosecutors consider the 43-year-old Chinese captain responsible for damaging the gas pipeline.
He is also accused of breaking the safety settings of the merchant shipping. According to the prosecutors, he did not make sure that there were enough anchors on the board. According to the prosecutors, the captain did not make daily reports to the ship’s owner.
The next court session is in early July. According to the magazine, the captain is in custody until then.
Finnish And the BalticConnector gas pipeline between Estonia was damaged in October 2023, when the anchor of the Chinese shipping company’s Newnew Polar Bear carrier was broken.
KRP has studied pipe damage together with the Chinese authorities. China has said the anchor of the cargo ship by accidentally.
According to China’s explanation, the anchor had been dragged along the bottom of the sea in a storm.
