{"id":2346453,"date":"2024-09-26T18:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T22:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-rushes-to-cover-up-humiliating-loss-of-nuclear-submarine-but-they-werent-quick-enough\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T18:39:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T22:39:39","slug":"china-rushes-to-cover-up-humiliating-loss-of-nuclear-submarine-but-they-werent-quick-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-rushes-to-cover-up-humiliating-loss-of-nuclear-submarine-but-they-werent-quick-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"China Rushes to Cover Up Humiliating Loss of Nuclear Submarine, But They Weren\u2019t Quick Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-rushes-to-cover-up-humiliating-loss-of-nuclear-submarine-but-they-werent-quick-enough%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2346453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-cute-small-animals-adopted-by-arizona-group-but-joy-turns-to-horror-when-humane-society-realizes-what-its-job-is\/\" title=\"Hundreds of Cute Small Animals Adopted by Arizona Group, But Joy Turns to Horror When Humane Society Realizes What Its Job Is\">recent incident\u2064 involving<\/a>\u2064 a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine that\u2062 sank at \u200da shipyard near Wuhan. \u2063This \u2064event allegedly occurred around May\u2062 or June and \u200cwas not officially reported by\u2064 the Chinese military or local authorities. \u200dThe submarine, \u2062a Zhou-class vessel, was the first of its kind, and its loss has been highlighted through satellite imagery, leading to speculation about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-time-for-the-people-of-new-york-to-determine-andrew-cuomos-fate\/\" title=\"It\u2019s Time For The People Of New York To Determine Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Fate\">potential cover-ups<\/a>. \u200bFormer U.S. \u2063submarine officer \u200bThomas Shugart pointed out anomalies in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hilton-building-hotel-on-top-of-demolished-uyghur-mosque-in-china\/\" title=\"Hilton Building Hotel On Top Of Demolished Uyghur Mosque In China\">satellite images<\/a> \u200dthat suggested something unusual \u2063had taken place at the shipyard.<\/p>\n<p>The implications \u2062of the sinking are significant for the Chinese navy, particularly as it\u2062 prepares\u2062 for potential \u200dconflicts, notably concerning Taiwan, \u2062which China views \u200das a breakaway province. Experts suggest that even though the \u200bsubmarine might have been raised, it would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-deliberately-drives-into-home-and-crashes-into-police-station-in-new-jersey-police-say\/\" title=\"Police in New Jersey say a man intentionally drove into a home and crashed into a police station.\">require extensive repairs<\/a> and possibly face\u2063 challenges addressing the root cause of its sinking,\u200b be it\u200d human error or structural flaws. The article \u200dunderscores the vulnerability\u2062 of China\u2019s\u200d naval capabilities at \u2063a time of increasing regional tensions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In my youth, I ordered a cheap inflatable canoe from China. The vessel&rsquo;s maiden voyage ended in disaster just 50 yards from the shore, when the placid waters of the Little Maumelle River proved too much for the rapidly-deflating canoe.<\/p>\n<p>While this inland naval disaster appears to be a problem with the quality of the country&rsquo;s exports, recent events have shown that the Chinese People&rsquo;s Liberation Army Navy suffers from similar sinking problems.<\/p>\n<p>And Beijing didn&rsquo;t lose an inflatable dinghy to Davy Jones&rsquo; Locker, but its newest nuclear-powered attack submarine.<\/p>\n<p>Attempts to cover up the humiliating loss have now been exposed by satellite imagery.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/china\/chinas-newest-nuclear-submarine-sank-setting-back-its-military-modernization-785b4d37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>, a Zhou-class submarine, the first of its kind, sank at a shipyard near Wuhan. It&rsquo;s believed the vessel sank in May or June.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The loss was not announced by the Chinese military or local officials, two groups that are still silent on the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Former U.S. submarine officer Thomas Shugart appears to be one of the first to publicly post about something strange happening in the Yangtze River.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I recently acquired some updated imagery from Wuchang Shipyard in Wuhan &ndash; China&rsquo;s primary shipyard for non-nuclear submarine construction,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tshugart3\/status\/1813321391384473902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shugart wrote<\/a> on the social media platform X on July 16. &ldquo;It appears there may have been something&hellip;odd going on there in June.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Shugart noted the location was where he originally spotted a submarine, which he then identified through grainy satellite imagery as a potential diesel-electric Yuan-class vessel.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">First, an older image from 29 May shows nothing unusual &ndash; a presumably new-construction Yuan-class submarine (Type 039 variant) in the usual spot where newly-launched boats are fitted out.<\/p>\n[BTW the patchwork nature of the images is because I buy my own and pay by the area, so..] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k8VJVVYkyX\">pic.twitter.com\/k8VJVVYkyX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Shugart (@tshugart3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tshugart3\/status\/1813321394358231269?\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He followed up the post with newer satellite images showing crane barges clustered around the location where the submarine had been. The floating pier now seemed to be moved aside, and Shugart noted something &ldquo;roughly submarine-sized&rdquo; that the cranes appeared to be working on.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not satisfied with the clarity of that image, I waited a few days and got this one from 15 June, which is much better. It does appear that the crane barges were working on something black that is roughly submarine-sized and -shaped. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8viEexpPMd\">pic.twitter.com\/8viEexpPMd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Shugart (@tshugart3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tshugart3\/status\/1813321402688086162?\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>United States government officials are unsure whether the submarine had nuclear fuel on board, but experts cited by the Wall Street Journal said it was likely.<\/p>\n<p>Although the sub now appears to have been raised, Shugart told WSJ that the vessel is nowhere near seaworthy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The whole boat would be full of water. You&rsquo;d have to clean out all the electronics. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-rolls-out-plan-to-increase-domestic-production-of-critical-minerals\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Rolls Out Plan To Increase Domestic Production Of \u2018Critical Minerals\u2019\">electric motors<\/a> may need to be replaced,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It would be a lot of work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Even a complete refit of the submarine would not address whatever originally caused the sinking.<\/p>\n<p>Whereas a human error such as an open hatch could be an easy fix (by sending the offending sailor to one of China&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rogue-drone-pilots-footage-resurfaces-shows-china-herding-humans-cattle-cars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">re-education camps<\/a>, for instance), a technical or structural flaw may prove to be much more difficult to address.<\/p>\n<p>The sinking is a major blow for the Chinese navy, which is expected to play a major part in a potential war over the communist superpower&rsquo;s mortal enemy, the Taiwan-based Republic of China.<\/p>\n<p>The island, just a stone&rsquo;s throw away from the mainland People&rsquo;s Republic of China, is a favorite target of Beijing, which considers it a rebellious and wayward province.<\/p>\n<p>In the event of a war, United States forces are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tier-one-us-special-forces-unit-preparing-chinese-invasion-taiwan-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poised to help Taiwan&rsquo;s defenders<\/a> cast off any invaders who set foot on the island.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Its first trip ended poorly just 50 yards from the shore when the calm waters of the Little Maumelle River overwhelmed the quickly-deflating canoe. This incident seems to highlight issues with China&#8217;s export quality, and recent events suggest that the Chinese People&#8217;s Liberation Army Navy faces similar challenges. Instead of losing a small inflatable boat, they reportedly sank their newest nuclear-powered attack submarine. Attempts to conceal this embarrassing loss have been revealed through satellite images. The Wall Street Journal reported that a Zhou-class submarine, marking its debut, sank at a shipyard near Wuhan around May or June<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2346454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sunken-sub.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4501,6883,23717,39304,41809],"class_list":["post-2346453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-china","tag-cover-up","tag-humiliation","tag-military-news","tag-nuclear-submarine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sunken-sub.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2346453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2346454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2346453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2346453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2346453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}