🚢 US Claims China’s Most Advanced Submarine “Sinks” in Shipyard (WSJ)
The new Zhou-class nuclear-powered submarine - which features a distinctive X-shaped stern – was spotted on satellite images alongside a pier at Wuchang Shipyard as it was being equipped for sea in late May.
It is claimed to have sunk later that month or in early June. Suspicion was allegedly raised when floating cranes were seen at the site soon afterwards.
A senior US defence official told The Wall Street Journal: “It’s not surprising that the PLA Navy would try to conceal the fact that their new first-in-class nuclear-powered attack submarine sank pierside."
China’s Foreign Ministry said it “knew nothing” about the alleged incident in a statement Friday.
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The new Zhou-class nuclear-powered submarine - which features a distinctive X-shaped stern – was spotted on satellite images alongside a pier at Wuchang Shipyard as it was being equipped for sea in late May.
It is claimed to have sunk later that month or in early June. Suspicion was allegedly raised when floating cranes were seen at the site soon afterwards.
A senior US defence official told The Wall Street Journal: “It’s not surprising that the PLA Navy would try to conceal the fact that their new first-in-class nuclear-powered attack submarine sank pierside."
China’s Foreign Ministry said it “knew nothing” about the alleged incident in a statement Friday.
@RiseGS