Hong Kong to call 10 witnesses in case over Baltic Sea undersea cable damage

Ten witnesses will be called to ‌testify in a "criminal damage" case against a Chinese captain of ⁠a Hong Kong-registered ship alleged to have damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea, ​his lawyer told reporters in Hong Kong after ‍a hearing on Tuesday. Wan Wenguo, the captain of the container ship NewNew Polar Bear, is ⁠alleged ‌to ⁠have caused "criminal damage" to an underwater natural gas pipeline ‍and submarine telecom cables between Finland and Estonia ​on October 8, 2023, according to ⁠a Hong Kong charge sheet reviewed by Reuters.

Wan appeared ⁠in court on Tuesday but his lawyer said more time was needed ⁠to go through documents before entering a plea. The ⁠case ‌has been adjourned to February 11.