The captain of a Hong Kong-registered ship accused of damaging undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea appeared in a Hong Kong court on Friday and was assigned a duty lawyer.
The court postponed the case until September to give the prosecution more time to collect evidence.
Wan Wenguo, a 43-year-old Chinese national, is the captain of the feeder container ship NewNew Polar Bear. He appeared in the Eastern Magistrates’ Court in Hong Kong without legal representation, so the court provided him with a duty lawyer.
According to a charge sheet seen by Reuters, Wan is accused of causing criminal damage to the Balticconnector, an undersea natural gas pipeline and submarine telecom cables connecting Finland and Estonia on October 8, 2023.
The charge states that he damaged property belonging to others “without lawful excuse” and was “reckless as to whether such property would be damaged.”
The prosecution told the court it needs more time
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