Surprised I have not seen this here on SD yet:
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I wonder which type of Chinese patrol boat fereed the fishing vessel?
Probably more relevant in the Coast Guard thread than the Navy thread.
Surprised I have not seen this here on SD yet:
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I wonder which type of Chinese patrol boat fereed the fishing vessel?
"Heavily armed" is overstating the case, I don't see anything resembling 76mm cannons or even 30mm Gatling guns.Surprised I have not seen this here on SD yet:
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I wonder which type of Chinese patrol boat fereed the fishing vessel?
It all depends on the relative comparison of the vessels involved I suppose."Heavily armed" is overstating the case, I don't see anything resembling 76mm cannons or even 30mm Gatling guns.
As usual and routine ... ...
The 1st PRC coast guard picture posted by US NavalToday.com is NOT accurate and intentionally misleading ( Divide and Conquer tactics to create a unnecessary wedge between Indonesia and PRC ).
According to the reports, there is now a dispute whether the incident happened outside or inside Indonesia's territorial jurisdiction. Your comments suggest otherwise. Do you have a reference source to back up your assertion or are you being political?After prolong pursuit by Indonesian Navy outside Indonesian EEZ, .... ...
It is very likely the location of the incident is outside Indonesian EEZ.
This statement itself is highly political. Do you actually have any evidence that you wish to point out from the contents of the articles as both insidious and malicious according to a standard that you are demonstrating with your comments.In order to thwart the western insidious and malicious Divide and Conquer tactics ... ...
Do you have any evidence to be making such derogatory remarks from the outset?1) If the concerned PRC officials and diplomats are smart and wise and not being idiotic and corrupt,
Are you being comical or are you actually serious?NOTE:
Is this post too political ?
Where is the part that is too political ?
Surprised I have not seen this here on SD yet:
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I wonder which type of Chinese patrol boat fereed the fishing vessel?
Taiwanese boats shot at in Strait of Malacca
‘SABOTAGED’:In a separate incident, Indonesia said eight Chinese fishermen who were caught in its waters would be processed in accordance with Indonesian law
Staff writer, with CNA
Two Taiwanese fishing boats reported that they were fired upon by what they believed to be an official Indonesian vessel while in the Strait of Malacca early yesterday.
The owner of the Sheng Te Tsai, registered in Pingtung County’s Liouciou Township (琉球), surnamed Lee, said he received a satellite telephone call from the skipper, Lin Nan-yang, shortly after 5am to say that his ship and the Lien I Hsing No. 116 were being shot at.
In one of the messages sent from the ships, crew members said they believed the vessel belonged to the Indonesian military, because they saw “2804” on the vessel, which is used for official vessels of the Southeast Asian nation.
The two Taiwanese ships, which were heading to Singapore to offload their catches and stock up on supplies, reported their location at 6 degrees 15 minutes north latitude and 97 degrees 40 minutes east longitude respectively when the shooting took place.
Lin said the 20 crew members of both ships were unharmed, but added that the Sheng Te Tsai had more than 10 bullet holes.
Lin told Lee that the shots were mainly aimed at the cockpits of the two ships, which Lee said was unusual given that warning shots tend to target the back of a vessel or the water around it.
The two fishing boats left Pingtung in late November last year and have been working in the Indian Ocean — they are expected to dock in Singapore later this week.
Liouciou Fishermen’s Association chief executive Tsai Pao-hsing (蔡寶興) said that the route the two vessels took along the center line of the Strait of Malacca is usually safe, although pirate attacks have been reported by fishermen.
Ismail Mae (買睿明), director of the Press Information Division at the Taipei Economic and Trade Office in Indonesia, said in Jakarta that the office would contact the Indonesian government to clarify whether the attack was launched by an official vessel after it gathers more information.
Yunus Ismail, deputy head of the press office at Indonesian Navy Headquarters, said there had been no report by the Indonesian coast guard or navy vessels of chasing Taiwanese fishing boats.
He said the headquarters would check with the naval base on Batam Island to see if any official Indonesian vessels were involved in the shooting.
Fisheries Agency Deputy Director-General Huang Hung-yan (黃鴻燕) said in Taipei that Taiwan does not rule out negotiating a fisheries agreement with Indonesia, similar to those signed with Japan and the Philippines, to better protect Taiwanese fishermen.
Meanwhile, Indonesia said that it “feels sabotaged” in its efforts to maintain peace in the disputed South China Sea.
An incident over the weekend involved an Indonesian patrol boat and a Chinese coast guard vessel and fishing boat, in what Indonesia said was its waters.
Indonesian Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said: “We may take it to the international tribunal of the law of the sea.”
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the fishing boat was operating in “traditional Chinese fishing grounds.”
Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said eight detained Chinese fishermen are to be processed in accordance with Indonesian law.
Additional reporting by Reuters