News / Police probe role of Yangpu Newnew box ship in gas pipeline damage

The Newnew Polar Bear Photo: VesselFinder

Finnish police said on Friday they were investigating the containership Newnew Polar Bear, as it may have been involved in damaging a gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea.

The damage to the pipeline was discovered on 8 October, the same day, a telecoms cable linking Finland to Estonia was also damaged.

Since July, the China-based, Russia-focused line operator Yangpu Newnew Shipping has assigned the 1,638 teu Newnew Polar Bear to the Northern Sea Route (NSR), with calls at St Petersburg, Qingdao, Tianjin and Shanghai.

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