After seeing a Rooters article, I thought that I would find a less obnoxious news source. Sure enough, the Roosters article is cribbed from the Finnish state police's press release.
So, the plot thickens. Is China trying to foist blame on an otherwise (party) innocent Euro-weenie?
Why would a Chinese container ship be recovering a heavy metal object from the seafloor? Espionage?
And who knew that the Finnish police have an office in China?
Chinese Container Ship New Polar Bear Completes 1st Round Trip Voyage Across Arctic
The current position of NEWNEW POLAR BEAR is at North Russia reported 26 hours ao by AIS. The vessel is en route to the port of Tianjin Xingang, China, sailing at a speed of 14.3 knots and expected to arrive there on Nov 16, 06:00. The vessel NEWNEW POLAR BEAR (gIMO 9313204, MMSI 477893800) is a Container Ship built in 2005 (18 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Hong Kong.
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9313204