The Chinese are lying through their teeth. An attempt to present timelines of events with plots and maps provided by the ever resourceful @detresfa_
1. The Shiyan 1 attempted the first ingress into Indian EEZ on 09/08/2019
2. Abruptly changed course on 11/08/2019 (Snag ?)
1. The Shiyan 1 attempted the first ingress into Indian EEZ on 09/08/2019
2. Abruptly changed course on 11/08/2019 (Snag ?)
3. Took a new course across the Great Channel and reached Phuket on 20/08/2019
4. Docked at Phuket for 5 days (Repairs ? Replenishment ?)
5. Left Phuket on 25/08/2019 and took a new course crossing Indian EEZ on the Southern Western tip of Little Andaman.
4. Docked at Phuket for 5 days (Repairs ? Replenishment ?)
5. Left Phuket on 25/08/2019 and took a new course crossing Indian EEZ on the Southern Western tip of Little Andaman.
6. Between 28/08/2019 and 31/08/2019 the Shiyan 1 was conclusively in Indian EEZ until an @indiannavy Dornier- 228 detected it and a Saryu Class OPV drove it away
Images from @defpostmedia and @EconomicTimes
Images from @defpostmedia and @EconomicTimes
8. The Shiyan 1 made a very quick exit all the way to China despite having replenished for a much longer mission.
Why was @indiannavy 's famed Information Fusion Centre unable to detect a 72 hr EEZ violation despite the Shiyan 1 having an Active Satellite-AIS ?
Why was @indiannavy 's famed Information Fusion Centre unable to detect a 72 hr EEZ violation despite the Shiyan 1 having an Active Satellite-AIS ?
@threadreaderapp unroll please
