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| 55 Chinese sailors are feared dead after nuclear submarine 'gets caught in a trap intended to snare British and US vessels in the Yellow Sea' | ||
| 2023-10-04 | ||
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Fifty-five Chinese sailors are feared dead after their nuclear submarine apparently got caught in a trap intended to ensnare British sub-surface vessels in the Yellow Sea.
The UK report into the fatal mission reads: 'Intelligence reports that on 21st of August there was an onboard accident whilst carrying out a mission in the Yellow Sea. A type 093 submarine was apparently caught in a trap designed to snare British/US vessels 'Incident happened at 08.12 local resulting in the death of 55 crew members: 22 officers, 7 officer cadets, 9 petty officers, 17 sailors. Dead include the captain Colonel Xue Yong-Peng. 'Our understanding is death caused by hypoxia due to a system fault on the submarine. The submarine hit a chain and anchor obstacle used by the Chinese Navy to trap US and allied submarines. 'This resulted in systems failures that took six hours to repair and surface the vessel. The onboard oxygen system poisoned the crew after a catastrophic failure.' As yet there is no independent confirmation of the suspected loss of the Chinese submarine in the public domain. Beijing has dismissed open source speculation about the incident as 'completely false' while Taiwan has also denied internet reports. Mail Plus approached the Royal Navy to discuss the details contained in the UK report but official sources declined to comment or offer guidance. The UK report, which is based on defence intelligence, is held at a high classification. A British submariner offered this explanation: 'It is plausible that this occurred and I doubt the Chinese would have asked for international support for obvious reasons. 'If they were trapped on the net system and the submarine's batteries were running flat (plausible) then eventually the air purifiers and air treatment systems could have failed. 'Which would have reverted to secondary systems and subsequently and plausibly failed to maintain the air. Which led to asphyxia or poisoning. 'We have kit which absorbs co2 and generates oxygen in such a situation. It is probable that other nations do not have this kind of tech.' | ||
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #3 Nuke sub with dead batteries. Okie dokie. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-10-04 08:42 |
| #2 LOL their tech sucks, our tech rules Written on a "Made in China" computer? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-10-04 05:33 |
| #1 This sort of DURR HURR LOL story is exactly what propaganda sounds like. 1) Hoist with their own petard 2) LOL their tech sucks, our tech rules 3) Don't defy us and try to stop our subs from sneaking around your coast Once you know how to spot it, it just jumps out at you. |
| Posted by: Harcourt Tholuse6841 2023-10-04 05:29 |