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Reference for those of us unfamiliar with the incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newnew_Polar_Bear#Damage_to_undersea_infrastructure https://en.wikipedia.

• card_zero 2y ago
  Thank you! Had heard nothing about this one.
• pelasaco 2y ago
  "In August 2024, an internal Chinese investigation indicated that the ship was indeed responsible for the damage, claiming it was an accident due to heavy weather rather than intentional sabotage.[23][24]" The internal Chinese investigation indicated that was an accident.. LOL
  • DiggyJohnson 2y ago
    Dropping anchor in a channel is something a container ship (especially one without other mitigations like this Newnew, I mean look at it) might do to increase stability and reduce the risk of drifting out of the channel. I don't care to convince folks in this thread one way or another, but yes, there are reason a commercial ship would drop anchor while underway, including bad weather and a narrow / shallow channel. The circumstances from last year had both.