Estonia says Chinese ship is main focus of probe into cables damage

Estonian prosecutors said on Friday the Hong Kong-registered NewNew Polar Bear container ship was the main focus of their investigations into the damage of two subsea telecoms cables last month. Soon after, police from Estonia's near neighbour Finland said an anchor found on the sea bed next to a gas pipeline damaged on the same night probably belonged to the same ship, building on earlier inquiries. Officials from both countries have said they are looking into the ship's role, as its movements on Oct. 7-8 matched the time and place of the damage.