Finland Says Hong Kong-Flagged Ship Anchor Breached Pipeline
- Nordic country recovered anchor from site of pipeline damage
- Probe ongoing into whether damage was caused intentionally
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Finnish authorities raised a ship anchor on Tuesday from the seafloor in the area where an underwater gas pipeline was damaged earlier this month, saying a Hong Kong-flagged vessel appears to have caused the incident.
The National Bureau of Investigation displayed pictures at a news conference of what it said was a 6-ton anchor that appears to be missing one of its arms, potentially belonging to the Hong Kong-flagged vessel “Newnew Polar Bear.” An investigation is proceeding into whether the damage was intentional, officials told reporters in Vantaa, just outside of Helsinki.