The captain of a Hong Kong-flagged container ship has denied responsibility for severing a critical Baltic Sea gas pipeline linking Estonia and Finland three years ago.
Wan Wenguo, 43, from mainland China, pleaded not guilty at Eastern Court on Wednesday to one count of criminal damage relating to the severed section of the 77km (47.8-mile) Balticconnector, a natural gas pipeline that supplies Finland, and to a nearby telecommunications cable linking Finland and Estonia.
The damage allegedly…
Captain pleads not guilty to damaging Baltic Sea gas pipeline in Hong Kong court
