Row erupts as Chinese nuclear sub 'crashes' near disputed waters

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Reports are emerging that a Chinese submarine has crashed near the disputed Taiwan Strait, sparking a major incident.

China has long threatened to make a move for Taiwan, which sees itself as an independent nation despite not being officially recognized by the United Nations. And, two days ago, Xi Jinping launched military drills in the area as a "stern warning".

Chinese officials have yet to confirm the crash nor have they confirmed the fate of the passengers on board the submarine.

However, reports claimed that a Type 093 (Shang class) People's Liberation Army nuclear-powered submarine suffered a major accident, killing everyone aboard the vessel.

Ministry of National Defence (MND) spokesman Sun Li-Fang said no crash had been detected in the Taiwan Strait and that claims of an incident were unsubstantiated social media rumours.

Li-fang added that the MND was closely monitoring "all maritime and aerial activities around the Taiwan Strait."

The strip of water separating mainland China and the island of Taiwan is one of the planet's most contested areas.

Following the end of the Chinese Civil War, the defeated nationalists fled to Taiwan as the communists took over the mainland. Since then a complicated relationship has unfolded and the area continues to be a hotbed of geo-political tension.

Last week a division of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) released a video, appearing to show troops storming "sea defences", in an apparent threat to the self-governing island.

Meanwhile, Russia and China have begun joint naval patrols in the Pacific Ocean, in an apparent show of strength in the face of growing concern about the future of Taiwan.
The US has significant strategic interest in protecting Taiwan and now President Biden has agreed to sell $500m in arms to the island.
The State Department said that the sale included infrared search tracking systems along with equipment for advanced F-16 fighter jets.
A statement from the department said: "This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security interests by supporting the recipient's continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability.
"The proposed sale will improve the recipient's capability to meet current and future threats by contributing to the recipient's abilities to defend its airspace, provide regional security, and increase interoperability with the United States through its F-16 program."

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China ‘Might’ Have Lost A Nuclear Attack Submarine With ‘All Hands Lost’​

While now being denied by Taiwan and most outlets, rumors are still swirling that a Chinese Type 093 Shang-class nuclear submarine is rumored to have suffered a serious accident near the Yellow Sea off Lianyungang, according to a number of social media reports. Many of these reports claim the entire crew is dead.

China’s major state-controlled media outlets were silent about the rumor.

Other reports suggest the incident took place closer to the Taiwan Strait, which would be a major combat flashpoint in the event of an invasion of Taiwan.

The Type 093 is the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) most modern attack submarine. The class represents an important element of China’s modernization of its navy. The Type 93’s mission is to defend the country’s limited number of nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) from threats from hostile navies.

The submarine carries powerful YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missiles that can be launched from a buoyant launch canister. It can carry up to 22 torpedo-sized weapons, Naval News reports.

Submarine Rumored Lost With All Hands

A Type 093 carries at least 100 crew, and there were six boats in the inventory before the rumored accident.

“There are no further details at this stage. After all, more than 100 people have died, and more than 100 families. In all fairness, I also hope that this news is not correct,” a Chinese naval observer wrote on X.

Several nuclear-powered submarines have sunk over the decades.

The U.S. Navy lost the U.S.S. Thresher in 1962 with all hands and the U.S.S. Scorpion in 1968, likewise with all hands.

Yellow Sea Fairly Shallow and Training Could Have Contributed​

The area off the Chinese coast is not conducive to submarine warfare due to its shallowness.

Submarines need access to deep waters such as the waters off Taiwan’s east coast, to be militarily effective.

What the Experts Told 19FortyFive About the Possible Submarine Accident​

Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Bryan Clark, a veteran submariner, told 19FortyFive that if the rumor is true despite the denials the likely cause of the boat’s sinking was human error.

“It’s a very challenging operating environment for submarines. There are weird currents. It’s shallow. The depth varies. There’s a lot of rivers out there, so there’s silt. So sometimes the depth is not predictable,” Clark said. “You could see getting into trouble there if you are a submarine trying to remain submerged. China’s submarine force is getting better. It’s got some of the better people in it.

Clark continued, “If you read the report like that out of the Naval War College, it’s not like they get the cream of the crop. And the training they get is not necessarily the best training in the world … That’s not their strength.”

The recent grounding of the U.S. Navy's Seawolf-class USS Connecticut on an uncharted seamount in the South China Sea shows that even the most highly trained crew can have navigational problems in the waters off the Chinese coast.

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With all that shit they were popping about Japan polluting the ocean, then here they go losing a nuke-powered sub, and we can only guess how much radiation contamination from the sub was released.

 

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With all that shit they were popping about Japan polluting the ocean, then here they go losing a nuke-powered sub, and we can only guess how much radiation contamination from the sub was released.

They are busy contaminating the air around them and they worried about Japan


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The recipe for submarine steel are Extreme Classified National secrets. Maybe trump sold them that information.
If he did not that sub cracked from the water pressure and will never be seen again