Has a Chinese Submarine Crashed in the Taiwan Strait? What We Know

[Timber Rattler]

https://www.newsweek.com/china-submarine-crash-taiwan-strait-miitary-drills-1821787

Unconfirmed reports have suggested a Chinese nuclear submarine has crashed in the Taiwan Strait—the body of water that separates mainland China from Taiwan—days after Beijing launched military drills around the island in a "stern warning" to Taipei and Washington.

Reports circulating online have claimed that one of China's Type 093, or "Shang-class," nuclear submarines had crashed in unknown circumstances at some point in the past few days. Some of the reports claimed the entire crew onboard the vessel had been killed.

Beijing considers Taiwan a breakaway part of mainland China, to be eventually reunited under central control. But Taipei, which has established a democratic government, has long asserted its independence from Beijing and attempted to align itself with Western allies.

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[PeteS in CA]

Most of the Taiwan Strain is more shallow than 100 meters (330 feet). It's shallow - a hazard to imprecise navigation - and may harbor uncharted projections. Even in WW2 it was not much used by USN subs until late in the war (when Japanese shipping started using the Formosa Strait (old name) instead of the much deeper, wider, and more direct Luzon Strait.

The first Shang class submarine was commissioned in 2006, and 6 are in commission with 2 more building. These are not old, and probably not cheap (in Yuan).

[GtHawk]

I wouldn't want to be the officers on that sub, I doubt they will only lose their command and commissions.