Nah, it was 6:30 AM, broad daylight and the ship complement was up and at work.
China doesn’t need spies.
Our industry which funds our politicians depends on the plants in China for their profits, and our media depends on those Chinese plants for their advertising revenue.
China has control over our industry, politicians and our media.
0630 Japan Standard Time, Singapore time is one hour earlier. The collision took place about 05:30 Singapore time. Sunrise was around 7 am Singapore time. That means the collision was about an hour and a half before sunrise.