The acting prime minister, Richard Marles, on Saturday said the Australian government had expressed “serious concerns” to Chinese officials after Australia’s HMAS Toowoomba encountered a People’s Liberation Army-Navy destroyer.

The Toowoomba was in international waters in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, having worked to enforce United Nations sanctions, and was on its way to a scheduled port visit when fishing nets became entangled around its propellers.

  • SituationCake
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    18
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    Was this meant to be a get-off-my-turf micro aggression that could later be denied if needed by saying it was an accident? But also, if the sonar can injure people, what does it to to whales or fish?

    • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      39
      ·
      1 year ago

      It’s been known for years that it’s harmful to marine life. Nobody cares. Military imperatives supercede the interest of other lifeforms.

    • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      Oh it’s so agonising to whales they commit suicide after exposure sometimes.

      In case it wasn’t obvious, militaries are barbaric murder machines.