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The Hong Kong Court will call 18 witnesses in the case of damage to the submarine cable in the Baltic Sea

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The Hong Kong Court will call 18 witnesses in the case of damage to the submarine cable in the Baltic Sea

By James Pomfret HONG KONG, Jan 20 (Reuters) – A lawyer for the Chinese captain of a Hong Kong-registered ship alleged to have damaged submarine cables in the Baltic Sea said on Tuesday 18 witnesses will be called to testify in the case. Wan Wenguo, the captain of the container ship ‌NewNew Polar Bear, is … Read more

Russian captain ‘did nothing’ to avoid US tanker collision, UK prosecutors say in trial

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Russian captain ‘did nothing’ to avoid US tanker collision, UK prosecutors say in trial

By Sam Tobin and Corey Rudy LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off Britain’s east coast last year did “absolutely nothing” to prevent an avoidable and fatal collision, British prosecutors said on Tuesday as his trial began over the death of a crew member. … Read more