Related News
China adds South China Sea patrol ship
Source: Xinhua |
May 8, 2011, Sunday
|
Online Edition
Online Edition
CHINESE marine authorities today added a new ship to the fleet patrolling South China Sea.
The 1,500-ton-class vessel, 88 meters long and 12 meters wide, was enlisted as the thirteenth patrolling ship of the South Sea fleet of the China Maritime Surveillance Force in the southern city of Guangzhou.
The ship will mainly be used to "protect the country's maritime interests, enforce maritime and environmental laws," officials said, adding that the ship, equipped with sound waves detector and analyzer, can also be used to conduct scientific research.
The South Sea fleet now has 13 patrolling ships, two planes and one helicopter.
China has a coastline of 32,000km and 350,000 square km of territorial seawaters and internal waters. It also has 3 million square km of its exclusive economic zone as recognized under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
China's Ocean Development Report 2010 released last May said the country's maritime rights and interests faced complicated situations and safety threats which include sovereignty over islands, sea delimitation, sea resources disputes and terrorism.
The 1,500-ton-class vessel, 88 meters long and 12 meters wide, was enlisted as the thirteenth patrolling ship of the South Sea fleet of the China Maritime Surveillance Force in the southern city of Guangzhou.
The ship will mainly be used to "protect the country's maritime interests, enforce maritime and environmental laws," officials said, adding that the ship, equipped with sound waves detector and analyzer, can also be used to conduct scientific research.
The South Sea fleet now has 13 patrolling ships, two planes and one helicopter.
China has a coastline of 32,000km and 350,000 square km of territorial seawaters and internal waters. It also has 3 million square km of its exclusive economic zone as recognized under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
China's Ocean Development Report 2010 released last May said the country's maritime rights and interests faced complicated situations and safety threats which include sovereignty over islands, sea delimitation, sea resources disputes and terrorism.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
