Taiwan Says Another Chinese-Linked Vessel Circling Near Undersea Cables

The Taiwanese coast guard said the ship came ‘too close to the shore’ at one point, posing ‘a risk to navigation safety.’

A Taiwan Coast Guard ship travels past the coast of China, in the waters off Nangan island of Matsu archipelago in Taiwan on Aug. 16, 2022. Reuters/Ann Wang

Taiwan’s coast guard said on Monday that it detected a Mongolian-flagged vessel, which was formally registered in China, in the waters near its undersea cables—the second such incident this month.

The Bao Shun vessel was spotted 2.6 miles northeast of Caoli port in New Taipei’s Shimen District on Jan. 5, according to the coast guard. The coast guard said the ship came “too close to the shore” at one point, posing “a risk to navigation safety.”