Chinese spy ship docked at Colombo Port, says Indian media

[Skyline]

According to Indian media reports a Chinese spy ship disguised as a fishing trawler had high-tailed it and docked at the Colombo Port after being spotted by the Indian Navy.
However officials at the Ministry of external affairs and the Ports Authority denied any knowledge of such a vessel docking at the Colombo Port.

According to the Delhi-based television channel NDTV, the Indian Navy had detected a Chinese spy vessel disguised as a fishing trawler about twenty two (22) days ago off the coast of little Andaman.

The Indian Navy had then tailed the vessel which was in international waters and according to NDTV, the Chinese vessel had dodged the Indian Navy and docked at the Colombo Harbour.

Indian media also reported that the ship had twenty two (22) laboratories on board and was mapping the Indian Ocean and collecting sensitive bathymetric data which is crucial for naval dominance in the Indian ocean.

Bathymetric data is crucial for submarine operations while data such as currents in the Indian Ocean are necessary for launching torpedo attacks.

Chinese spy ship docked at Colombo Port, says Indian media

 

[IndoCarib]

^^^^
any news on this in Srilanka media ??

 

[Skyline]

^^^^
any news on this in Srilanka media ??

Newsfirst Channel mentioned this news in their 10.00PM news yesterday quoting Indian media.

 

[Skyline]

Indian Media:

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/china-ship-with-22-labs-spied-on-india-130174

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

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[BanglaBhoot]

This might explain the incident -


India on alert ----China entering Indian Ocean for exploration

People’s Daily – August 4, 2011

China is stepping into the Indian Ocean for the first time, something it has been unsuccessfully seeking through alliances with Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It is doing it for mineral exploration. But the move is bound to draw close scrutiny from India, which is worried about China's military goals in the area.

The China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association announced on Tuesday the country has obtained approval to explore a 10,000-square-km polymetallic sulphide ore deposit in an international seabed region of the southwest Indian Ocean.

Its application for prospecting the region was recently approved by the International Seabed Authority, the association said.

It is not clear if India and other countries had a say in the decision taken by the ISA. China also gained exclusive rights to prospect in a 75,000-square-km polymetallic nodule ore deposit in the east Pacific Ocean in 2001.

The latest move will make it possible for China to sign a 15-year exploration contract with the ISA later this year, the association said. What is more, China will enjoy preemptive rights to develop the ore deposit in the future.

China's state energy group CNPC last year begun building a crude oil port in Myanmar. It is part of a pipeline project aimed at cutting out the long detour oil cargoes take through the congested and strategically vulnerable Malacca Strait.

 

[somebozo]

Look at the source.NDTV..they better stick to making..Sass bhe kabhe bahu the instead of reporting on sensitive political issues.

 

[Nomenclature]

This might explain the incident -


India on alert ----China entering Indian Ocean for exploration

People’s Daily – August 4, 2011

China is stepping into the Indian Ocean for the first time, something it has been unsuccessfully seeking through alliances with Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It is doing it for mineral exploration. But the move is bound to draw close scrutiny from India, which is worried about China's military goals in the area.

The China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association announced on Tuesday the country has obtained approval to explore a 10,000-square-km polymetallic sulphide ore deposit in an international seabed region of the southwest Indian Ocean.

Its application for prospecting the region was recently approved by the International Seabed Authority, the association said.

It is not clear if India and other countries had a say in the decision taken by the ISA. China also gained exclusive rights to prospect in a 75,000-square-km polymetallic nodule ore deposit in the east Pacific Ocean in 2001.

The latest move will make it possible for China to sign a 15-year exploration contract with the ISA later this year, the association said. What is more, China will enjoy preemptive rights to develop the ore deposit in the future.

China's state energy group CNPC last year begun building a crude oil port in Myanmar. It is part of a pipeline project aimed at cutting out the long detour oil cargoes take through the congested and strategically vulnerable Malacca Strait.

The article's actually from ToI.
China gets first-ever chance to enter Indian Ocean for exploration - The Times of India

 

[BanglaBhoot]

The article's actually from ToI.
China gets first-ever chance to enter Indian Ocean for exploration - The Times of India

That is very strange. The ToI article is dated August 2 while the People's Daily article is dated August 4. Both articles, however, appear to undermine the credibility of the NDTV article. In other words an Indian source contradicting another Indian source. Very confusing.

 

[BigTree.CN]

That is very strange. The ToI article is dated August 2 while the People's Daily article is dated August 4. Both articles, however, appear to undermine the credibility of the NDTV article. In other words an Indian source contradicting another Indian source. Very confusing.

If you have been following Indian media, you won't be confused, that is how they do things.

 

[DV RULES]

According to Indian media reports a Chinese spy ship disguised as a fishing trawler had high-tailed it and docked at the Colombo Port after being spotted by the Indian Navy.
However officials at the Ministry of external affairs and the Ports Authority denied any knowledge of such a vessel docking at the Colombo Port.

According to the Delhi-based television channel NDTV, the Indian Navy had detected a Chinese spy vessel disguised as a fishing trawler about twenty two (22) days ago off the coast of little Andaman.

The Indian Navy had then tailed the vessel which was in international waters and according to NDTV, the Chinese vessel had dodged the Indian Navy and docked at the Colombo Harbour.

Indian media also reported that the ship had twenty two (22) laboratories on board and was mapping the Indian Ocean and collecting sensitive bathymetric data which is crucial for naval dominance in the Indian ocean.

Bathymetric data is crucial for submarine operations while data such as currents in the Indian Ocean are necessary for launching torpedo attacks.

Chinese spy ship docked at Colombo Port, says Indian media

China & Sri Lanka has progressive relations and TOI report can't be trusted because for Indian media every Chinese move is suspicious.

 

[Hafizzz]

This might explain the incident -


India on alert ----China entering Indian Ocean for exploration

People’s Daily – August 4, 2011

China is stepping into the Indian Ocean for the first time, something it has been unsuccessfully seeking through alliances with Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It is doing it for mineral exploration. But the move is bound to draw close scrutiny from India, which is worried about China's military goals in the area.

The China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association announced on Tuesday the country has obtained approval to explore a 10,000-square-km polymetallic sulphide ore deposit in an international seabed region of the southwest Indian Ocean.

Its application for prospecting the region was recently approved by the International Seabed Authority, the association said.

It is not clear if India and other countries had a say in the decision taken by the ISA. China also gained exclusive rights to prospect in a 75,000-square-km polymetallic nodule ore deposit in the east Pacific Ocean in 2001.

The latest move will make it possible for China to sign a 15-year exploration contract with the ISA later this year, the association said. What is more, China will enjoy preemptive rights to develop the ore deposit in the future.

China's state energy group CNPC last year begun building a crude oil port in Myanmar. It is part of a pipeline project aimed at cutting out the long detour oil cargoes take through the congested and strategically vulnerable Malacca Strait.

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“Any navy in the world has full freedom to transit through these waters or high seas,” said one Indian official familiar with the encounter. “For any country to proclaim ownership or question the right to passage by any other nation is unacceptable.”

China confronts Indian navy vessel - FT.com

Double standard by India.
It is OK for India to go to China's water but not OK for China to the Indian Ocean (International Water)

 

[Dalai Lama]

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Double standard by India.
It is OK for India to go to China's water but not OK for China to the Indian Ocean (International Water)

I think your bootlicking is hindering your ability to think clearly. "China's water? What's that? Never heard of it. I think you mean the South China Sea.

If the Indian Ocean is international waters, so is the South China Sea. No? Why call it "China's water"?

...And you were talking about double standards.

 

[DelhiDareDevil]

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Double standard by India.
It is OK for India to go to China's water but not OK for China to the Indian Ocean (International Water)

Yes but with China who doesnt respect International Water Law, India has changed they stance for China only.

 

[Obambam]

I think your bootlicking is hindering your ability to think clearly. "China's water? What's that? Never heard of it. I think you mean the South China Sea.

If the Indian Ocean is international waters, so is the South China Sea. No? Why call it "China's water"?

...And you were talking about double standards.

There is no need for such use of language.