None but the vessel is not china it probably is a captain that has been paid for it
Just Chinese registered, not necessarily Chinese crewed or operated.
Also reported that it's just transfered to China recently, previously it's Russian captain when the sabotage happened.
No that was the pilot. It appears logical that a Russian would know best how to enter a Russian harbor
It has been with current owner since 2016
Xi is helping his buddy Putin, that is what is happening imho. Xi uses a lot of hybrid marine warfare. For those who have missed that, look up “South China sea”. And a Chines ripped up a cable earlier in the Baltics. As we don’t react, they come back and rip 2 cables. Next time 3. Until we hit back.