Finnish police spokesman Risto Lohi said that the investigation into the circumstances of the incident on the Balticconnector gas pipeline includes examining the routes of ships located near the scene of the emergency. This was reported by RIA News.
According to Lohi, the identity of the ships located near the scene of the incident was determined from open sources.
“The investigation focused on various vessels such as Newnew Polar Bear and Sevmorput, as well as other vessels reported to be in the area at the time of the damage.”
The container ship Newnew Polar Bear, which previously belonged to the People’s Republic of China and flew the Hong Kong flag, it was On October 8, a leak occurred near the Estonia-Finland Balticconnector gas pipeline. At the same time, Estonian media had previously stated that not far from the crash site, among several ships, was the Russian oil ore ship “SGV Flot”. According to Postimees, the Chinese container ship Newnew Polar Bear was closer to the gas pipeline site.
Previously Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to messages About the possible involvement of the Russian Federation in the emergency on the Finnish gas pipeline.