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A study on the connection joints for super-large segmented floating modules under complex sea conditions. Posted by @伏尔戈星图 on Weibo.
Could this be related to the floating airport-&-seaport island proposal/study from many years ago?
A study on the connection joints for super-large segmented floating modules under complex sea conditions. Posted by @伏尔戈星图 on Weibo.
Could this be related to the floating airport-&-seaport island proposal/study from many years ago?
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This is an interested development ..
The 44th naval escort task force has been involved in routine operations in the area since May and last week spent several days on a visit to Oman, including a joint exercise with the country’s navy, according to the Chinese defence ministry website.
The task force left the capital Muscat on Saturday, en route for an unspecified destination, state media reported.
China PLA stationed up to 6 warships in Middle East over past week amid rising tensions from Israel-Gaza war: reports
- The arrival of a replacement escort group in the Gulf region meant two advanced 052D destroyers have been stationed there at a time of heightened tensions
- The PLA’s 44th task force left Muscat for an unspecified location on Saturday after taking part in a joint exercise with the Omani navy
The 44th naval escort task force has been involved in routine operations in the area since May and last week spent several days on a visit to Oman, including a joint exercise with the country’s navy, according to the Chinese defence ministry website.
The task force left the capital Muscat on Saturday, en route for an unspecified destination, state media reported.
There's always been that many PLAN ships in the Gulf of Aden vicinity whenever changeover takes place between the anti-piracy task forces as the article also pointed out.
The 45th has recently arrived there to take over anti-piracy duties from the 44th. What the 44th's current heading is and whether they would return home forthwith is anybody's guess, but the fact there's currently two PLAN task forces in the region is in itself not abnormal despite the happenings on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula.
44th, 45th Chinese naval escort taskforces rotate in Gulf of Aden
The 44th and 45th Chinese naval escort taskforces hold a farewell ceremony in the Gulf of Aden. （Photo by Wang Yuanfang）
BEIJING, Oct. 7 -- The 44th and 45th Chinese naval escort taskforces conducted a farewell ceremony in the western waters of the Gulf of Aden after completing joint escort and mission handover on October 2, local time.
Before the ceremony, the two escort taskforces conducted a joint escort to further familiarize themselves with the organization procedures and emergency handling of escort operations. After the ceremony, the 44th escort taskforce is scheduled to carry out visits and joint exercises, while the 45th escort taskforce, consisting of the guided-missile destroyer Urumqi, the guided-missile frigate Linyi, and the comprehensive supply ship Dongpinghu, takes on the escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia.
The 44th Chinese naval escort taskforce has efficiently completed escort tasks for 33 domestic and foreign ships in 28 batches since it began its escort mission. The 45th escort taskforce set sail from Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, on September 12, and conducted such training drills as underway replenishment, helicopter flight inspection, and formation maneuvers during its voyage to further enhance the operational capabilities.
As of now, Chinese naval escort taskforces have successfully completed escort tasks for over 7,100 Chinese and foreign merchant ships in more than 1,500 batches.
No garbages from SCMP please.
