Damage to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline earlier this month is believed to have been caused by a ship dragging a large anchor along the seabed, Finnish police said on October 24. Investigators said they had retrieved a lost anchor from the location where the pipeline ruptured and were investigating whether it belonged to a Chinese vessel. It is too early to tell if this was an accident or a deliberate act, they said. Police previously said they were investigating whether damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline and two Baltic Sea telecoms cables was caused by sabotage.
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