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55 Chinese sailors allegedly died after falling into their own undersea trap
https://www.yahoo.com/news/55-chinese-sailors-allegedly-died-025929304.html ^

Posted on 11/04/2023 7:04:54 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET

some 55 Chinese sailors aboard a submarine designated 093-417 are presumed dead after an accident in the Yellow Sea, off of China’s Shandong Province. British intelligence reports the submariners died after a “catastrophic” failure of the vessel’s oxygen systems on August 21, 2023.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: 093417; 2023; 202308; 20230821; 20230823; china; chinesenavy; chinesesailors; chinesesubmarine; davyjoneslocker; planavy; prc; submarine; yellowsea
Interesting. How did we find out?

55 sailors is nothing.

1 posted on 11/04/2023 7:04:54 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Nice to see them screwing up. Like Biden.


2 posted on 11/04/2023 7:06:13 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DIRTYSECRET
55 sailors is nothing

No, it’s a start.
3 posted on 11/04/2023 7:06:20 PM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
There's a billion more where they came from.

4 posted on 11/04/2023 7:06:25 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
There have been many stories about this. The first was just a couple of days after it happened.

I also wondered why they let anyone know.

5 posted on 11/04/2023 7:07:38 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Yeah. This was rumor for while and verified recently.


6 posted on 11/04/2023 7:12:59 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

How do you verify? Evidence? Someone’s rumor?


7 posted on 11/04/2023 7:14:37 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Good episode of a favorite show:

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Episode: Submarine Seaview Sunk Here (words on a marker buoy)

https://www.google.com/search?q=submarine+seaview+sunk+here&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiQ_P_X5auCAxUex8kDHX4WCsgQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=submarine+seaview+sunk+here&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQDFAAWABgAGgAcAB4AIABAIgBAJIBAJgBAKoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1n&sclient=i

http://www.vttbots.com/classic_episode_sub_sunk_2.html


8 posted on 11/04/2023 7:22:31 PM PDT by frank ballenger (“My job is to inform, not to convince.” St. Bernadette Soubirous )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Not enough subs though.


9 posted on 11/04/2023 7:24:22 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

They didn’t. We saw what was going on. China denied it happened.


10 posted on 11/04/2023 7:27:09 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Dividing 55 into a Billion is a LOT of submarines.


11 posted on 11/04/2023 7:28:10 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob
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To: DIRTYSECRET

MI6 Apple Phone hacking is supposedly one in this incident.


12 posted on 11/04/2023 7:30:22 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
While U.S. and UK submarines have devices that can turn carbon dioxide into oxygen, allowing them to remain submerged for long periods of time, not every country has access to the same technology.

Really? The ChiComs haven't stolen that technology yet?

Maybe "The Big Guy" can tell the Secretary of Commerce to change some regs so they can get ahold of it.

What tranny is that Sec. anyway?

13 posted on 11/04/2023 7:36:24 PM PDT by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
For once British Intelligence helped the West.

The “chain and anchor” is a device intended to trap and destroy enemy vessels under the sea. The idea is simple: a heavy chain of metal balls and other objects (that can be up to several miles long) is attached to two anchors deployed on the seafloor.

The size and weight of the chain can cause heavy damage to a vessel’s rudder and propeller, delaying the submarine for hours or even days, which as we can see from the PLA Navy’s alleged incident, can be deadly for the ship and its crew. The submarine may even be dragged to the seafloor with the trap.

The loss of 093-417 is a big deal for the PLA Navy. It's one of the more advanced submarines in its fleet, as it runs quieter and carries more advanced weaponry (including anti-ship missiles and new, advanced torpedoes).

14 posted on 11/05/2023 4:48:01 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: TigersEye
Change the regs? If they did that he Hunter wouldn't make as much off the sale.
15 posted on 11/05/2023 6:38:13 AM PST by Semper Vigilantis (Evil is dropping it's cloak of disguise. Prepare for battle.)
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To: Semper Vigilantis

Which goes to show that Biden, in spite of being a dumbass, is a better grifter than the Clintons are.


16 posted on 11/05/2023 7:27:48 PM PST by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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