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Chinese Captain Pleads Not Guilty to Baltic Sea Cable Damage The Chinese captain of a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a charge of criminal damage, following alleg...

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#Russia #Balticconnector #sabotage
In October 2023, the Newnew Polar Bear dragged her anchor along the seabed until it damaged the Balticconnector gas pipeline and data cable between Finland and Estonia,
and lost its anchor in the process.
This set a precedent, and now she is back.

‘Newnew Polar Bear’ Containership Set to Return to Europe via Arctic After 2023 Balticconnector Incident Two years after damaging the Balticconnector pipeline and communication cables in the Gulf of Finland, Chinese container ship Newnew Polar Bear has set sail for the Arctic again.

‘Newnew Polar Bear’ Containership Set to Return to Europe via Arctic After 2023 Balticconnector Incident Two years after damaging the Balticconnector pipeline and communication cables in the Gu...

#Incidents #Balticconnector

Origin | Interest | Match

#BalticConnector
#NewPolarBear
#Russia
#China #HongKong
#BalticSea

Update on 🇨🇳 China’s interesting U-turn regarding the #BalticConnector case.

So far, Beijing had maintained it was all an accident and not cooperated with Finnish & Estonian investigators. Suddenly now, the Chinese national who captained the #NewNewPolarBear is being prosecuted…

#ShadowFleet

Ship captain remanded in custody in Hong Kong over damaging Baltic Sea pipeline Wan Wenguo, captain of Hong Kong-flagged ship, faces count of criminal damage and two charges for alleged violation of marine by-laws.

Interessant: "Prosecutors held the defendant, who is from mainland China, liable for the damages caused to the (..) #Balticconnector, a natural gas pipeline, [and] a nearby telecoms cable, when the freight vessel sailed through the Gulf of Finland on October 8 [2023]." www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...

No nyt tapahtuu
#Itämeri
#NewNewPolarBear
#BalticConnector

@sttuutiset.bsky.social

The #SilverDania, a 🇳🇴-flagged but 🇷🇺 Russian-crewed cargo ship, is a suspect in the same sabotage case as the #Vezhen that’s currently detained in Sweden with a broken ⚓️.

To remind: in the Oct 2023 #BalticConnector case, the 🇭🇰-flagged #NewNewPolarBear sailed in tandem with the 🇷🇺 Russian #Sevmorput.

🇭🇰 Hong Kong-registered #NewNewPolarBear flew the 🇷🇺 Russian flag during a port stop in Kaliningrad on Oct 6, 2023, directly before rupturing the #BalticConnector gas pipeline and several cables on Oct. 7/8, 2023, according to this RFA news report from 23 Oct. 2023… 🤨

www.rfa.org/english/news...

Oil tanker sabotage crew were poised to cut more cables when caught, Finland says Crew on board an oil tanker accused of sabotaging undersea power and communications cables in the Baltic Sea were poised to cut other cables and pipelines when Finnish authorities boarded the vessel last month, the head of the Finnish investigation said.

and the #BalticConnector gas pipe between Finland and #Estonia at the time it was seized.

"There would have been an almost immediate danger that other cables or pipes related to our critical underwater infrastructure could have been damaged," he said, adding that now they have nine crew members

Soome hoidis ära ka Estlink 1 lõhkumise ja Balticconnectori uue lõhkumise Soome valitsus otsustas takistada naftatankerit Eagle S, kui see oli lisaks Estlink 2 merekaablile asunud lõhkuma ka Estlink 1 ja uuesti Balticconnectori gaasijuhet, mille oli eelmise aasta oktoobris ...

La #Finlande a bloqué le pétrolier #EagleS après qu'il eût coupé le câble #Estlink 2 (650MW) et alors qu'il avait commencé à couper le câble sous-marin Estlink 1 et le gazoduc #Balticconnector, déjà coupés par le cargo chinois Newnew Polar Bear en octobre dernier.

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President Stubb in his press briefing:

The first time one year ago #balticconnector #NewnewPolarBear] the ship was able to leave without being stopped. One month ago the second ship #YiPeng3 #globalconnect] was stopped but not brought to national waters. This time [[#Estlink [#EagleS] Finnish […]

Misstänker sabotage efter kabelbrottet: ”Två fartyg” Estlink 2 som löper mellan Finland och Estland har slutat fungera. Nu utreder nätoperatören Fingrid sabotage. – Det finns två fartyg i området vid kablarna, säg

Aftombladet reports that Xin Xin Tian 2 is sister ship to Newnew Polar Bear which is suspected of having damaged the Balticconnector pipeline last year.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/xmwoJn/misstan...
#Estlink #Balticconnector

Danish Military Keeps Watch On Chinese Ship Suspected Of Baltic Cable Sabotage The Danish Defense Command said it is "present" in the area near the Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3, which is anchored off the coast of Denmark and suspected of being involved in recent damage to fiber-...

After the sabotage against the #Balticconnector pipeline last year with the 🇨🇳Chinese ship #NewNewPolarBear we see another sabotage against critical infrastructure with the help of 🇨🇳Chinese vessel #YiPeng3. Fighting back is long overdue.
www.rferl.org/a/danish-def...

Letztes Jahr….“ Finnish Navy investigators find a damaged anchor on seabed near the broken Finnish-Estonian #Balticconnector gas pipeline.

The 🇨🇳Chinese-owned container ship MV Newnew Polar Bear was at the site around the time of the incident - seen later in the Port of 🇷🇺Arkhangelsk with…“

Svenska Yle selvitti: Balticconnector-putken rikkonut kiinalaisalus kärsi ongelmista jo Kiinassa | Kotimaa | Yle #balticconnector
https://yle.fi/a/74-20117473

Threats to Baltic Sea subsea infrastructure on the rise, Finland warns Finland and Estonia on Friday signed an agreement to increase the security of their joint subsea infrastructure

#Finland and #Estonia have signed an agreement to increase the security of their joint subsea infrastructure which includes power and telecommunications cables, as well as the #Balticconnector gas pipeline damaged a year ago.

Estonia: Officials again deny accident in Balticconnector case Estonian officials have again refuted suggestions that the rupture of the Balticconnector gas pipeline and two data cables in the Baltic Sea by the Chinese cargo ship, NewNew Polar Bear…

Officials in #Estonia have again refuted claims that the rupture of the #Balticconnector gas pipeline and two data cables in the #Baltic Sea by a Chinese cargo ship in October 2023 was an accident. #China has not responded to Estonia's and Finland's request for legal assistance in the investigation.

Gasleitung Balticconnector ist wieder in Betrieb Durch die Leitung Balticconnector fließt wieder Gas, Die Leitung zwischen Finnland und Estland war 2023 beschädigt worden.

Ein Schiff, ein Anker, ungeklärte Fragen, aber der Schaden ist repariert. #Ostsee #Pipeline #Balticconnector #Estland - #Finnland.
polarkreisportal.de/gasleitung-b...

Jos itsenäisyyspäivänä ainainen Tuntemattomaan sotilaan tuijottaminen töllöstä kyllästyttää voi halutessaan vaikka netistä seurata, miten Kiinalainen Newnew Star lipuu Suomenlahdella kohti Pietaria, jonne sen on määrä saapua 7.12. #Balticconnector

www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...

„Alles spricht für Sabotage durch China“
Der Bruch der Gaspipeline #Balticconnector wurde demach durch einen schweren Anker verursacht, den ein chinesisches Schiff hinter sich herzog.
„Das kann kein Unfall sein“, resümiert der 🇫🇮 Minister...

Itsenäisyyspäivän tienoilla kannattaa seurata meriliikennettä Suomenlahdella. Konttialus Newnew Star pitäisi saapua Pietariin 7.12. Kiinan reissultaan. Toivottavasti saapuu molempien ankkurien kera, toisin kuin #newnewpolarbear. #balticconnector

www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...

A New Vision to Deal with Familiar Threats in Northern Europe | CSIS As another gas pipeline is damaged under suspicious circumstances in northern Europe, the Joint Expeditionary Force agrees to a new 10-year vision to deal with threats to critical infrastructure.

Can #JEF step up to the hybrid threat environment?

Lot of (too many?) competing visions and actors in Europe - but who can DELIVER to protect vulnerable critical infrastructure of the Northern Europe?

JEF?

Good analysis by Sean Monaghan/CSIS
www.csis.org/analysis/new...
#BalticConnector #NS

Kaasuputkivaurio | HS-selvitys: Tällainen on omistusrakenne Jäämerta seilaavan kiinalaislaivan ta... Putkirikosta epäillyn laivan varustamon omistusketjujen päässä on joukko kiinalaisia liikemiehiä.

Good analysis of #BalticConnector #NewnewPolarBear ownership backgrounds: it is chinese, incl Torgmoll.

Kaasuputkivaurio | HS-selvitys: Tällainen on omistusrakenne Jäämerta seilaavan kiinalaislaivan taustalla: www.hs.fi/ulkomaat/art...

#BalticConnector Pipeline - lass mal den Anker hängen, läuft schon?

www.aei.org/foreign-and-...

🧵 #Balticconnector

Interestingly, in the Finnish media experts that have commented on the #Balticconnector case and the Chinese ship’s involvement can not find a motive why Newnew Polar Bear would have been involved in an intentional sabotage. 3/3

According to the Chinese foreign ministry, “China is ready to assist the Finnish authorities within the framework of the International law” in the #Balticconnector case. 2/3