Where ever there are gas electric or telecommunication links there are no anchoring symbols on the navigation charts, there is no excuse for this infact you could say this is a deliberate attempt to wreck something whilst smiling politely and pretending its an accident.
So what is Chinese payoff for this ?
Judging by the pipeline map, there’s no chance this wasn’t intentional.
What reason is there for you to sail with a deployed anchor?
I don’t remember hearing about other ships having trouble with their navigation that would warrant dragging their anchors on the sea floor. You’re looking for trouble. This has “Ruzzia” written all over the place.
How likely is it that a modern ship loses its anchor while sailing?
A quick google search revealed: up to 1 in 100 ships lose an anchor per year. The main reason is sloppy maintenance.
However, can a lost anchor cause the damage observed on the balticconnector link? No. It has to be dragged, meaning it has to be connected to the ship. A link in the chain may have snapped after it damaged the link, but it must have been lowered intentionally before that.
I’m curios to see how the chinese explain this.
Ah yes, friends with no limits right Xi
Ever sailed on the Baltic? There are so many crystal clear instructions as to where to even think throwing your anchor, that this is to be regarded intentional until proven otherwise. In commercial vessels, the system even tells you when you are in a no-anchor-zone.
Why would they drag there anchor across the bottom except to cause the damage
Not deliberate at all…
Chinese vessels in the Baltic should be escorted at all times by a NATO member Naval ship.
Even getting up close and personal like the Chinese do in the West Philippine Sea
Chinese ships should be barred from entering the Baltic Sea period…
The anchor appears to have broken its shank, which is about 40cm x 40cm – a fairly husky piece of metal. I would have thought that the anchor chain would have been the weak link (!) but it seems the shank snapped instead. The article doesn’t mention it, but I’d bet the pipeline was dragged many metres out of line before it tore open when it got draglined.
Chinese ships doing damage as usual wherever they go.
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Where ever there are gas electric or telecommunication links there are no anchoring symbols on the navigation charts, there is no excuse for this infact you could say this is a deliberate attempt to wreck something whilst smiling politely and pretending its an accident.
So what is Chinese payoff for this ?
Judging by the pipeline map, there’s no chance this wasn’t intentional.
What reason is there for you to sail with a deployed anchor?
I don’t remember hearing about other ships having trouble with their navigation that would warrant dragging their anchors on the sea floor. You’re looking for trouble. This has “Ruzzia” written all over the place.
How likely is it that a modern ship loses its anchor while sailing?
A quick google search revealed: up to 1 in 100 ships lose an anchor per year. The main reason is sloppy maintenance.
However, can a lost anchor cause the damage observed on the balticconnector link? No. It has to be dragged, meaning it has to be connected to the ship. A link in the chain may have snapped after it damaged the link, but it must have been lowered intentionally before that.
I’m curios to see how the chinese explain this.
Ah yes, friends with no limits right Xi
Ever sailed on the Baltic? There are so many crystal clear instructions as to where to even think throwing your anchor, that this is to be regarded intentional until proven otherwise. In commercial vessels, the system even tells you when you are in a no-anchor-zone.
Why would they drag there anchor across the bottom except to cause the damage
Not deliberate at all…
Chinese vessels in the Baltic should be escorted at all times by a NATO member Naval ship.
Even getting up close and personal like the Chinese do in the West Philippine Sea
Chinese ships should be barred from entering the Baltic Sea period…
The anchor appears to have broken its shank, which is about 40cm x 40cm – a fairly husky piece of metal. I would have thought that the anchor chain would have been the weak link (!) but it seems the shank snapped instead. The article doesn’t mention it, but I’d bet the pipeline was dragged many metres out of line before it tore open when it got draglined.
Chinese ships doing damage as usual wherever they go.