"Shadow Fleet" of Russia: Taiwan accused China of damage to cable - ft

It is reported that Shunxing39 has damaged the underwater cable near the Killang port. It is part of a transtychooocean express-cable system that provides connection between Taiwan and the United States. According to information, the Shunxing39 ship extended its anchor at the place where the cable was broken.

Although the coastal security vessel conducted an external inspection of the vessel and installed a radio communication with the captain, his employees were unable to rise on board due to bad weather, and the time to detain the vessel in accordance with the rules of international law has already passed. Taiwan believes that this incident may be part of China's strategy from the rupture of the island's external communications in order to potentially annex the country.

"As we could not interrogate the captain, we appealed to South Korea's authorities to help investigate in the next port appointment of the vessel," said Taiwan Coast Guard. Although the vessel goes under the banner of the camera, it belongs to Jie Yang Trading Limited. Its owner is a citizen of mainland China. "This is another case of a very alarming global tendency to diversions against submarine cables.

Ships involved in these incidents are usually outdated vessels, almost unsuitable for commercial activity. This vessel is reminiscent of those belonging to the" shadow fleet " The high-ranking official of the National Security Service Taiwan noted that on November 17-18, there were breakdowns of underwater two Internet cables on November 17-18. The first cable took place between Finland and Sweden, and the second cable between Sweden and Lithuania.