Taiwan Expects to Deploy Two New Submarines by 2027
crossing the Miyako Strait near southwestern Japan or the Bashi Channel that separates Taiwan from the Philippines.Huang said Taiwan's diesel-electric submarines can keep China at bay within the first island chain, referring to the area that runs from Japan through Taiwan, the Philippines and on to Borneo, enclosing China's coastal seas."This was also the strategic concept of the U.S. military - to contain them within the first island chain and deny their access," Huang said. "If Taiwan is taken, Japan will definitely not be safe, South Korea will definitely not be safe."China'
Indonesia Using ROV in Search for Sriwijaya Air Plane Crash Victims
was identified by his fingerprints, said a police official.“My super kind husband... Heaven is your place... Until we meet again darling,” Okky’s wife, who is also a flight attendant, wrote on her Instagram account.The Boeing 737-500 jet was headed on a domestic flight to Pontianak on Borneo island, about 740 km (460 miles) from Jakarta, before it disappeared from radar screens.It was the second major air crash in Indonesia since 189 passengers and crew were killed in 2018 when a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX also plunged into the Java Sea soon after taking off. The jet that crashed on Saturday
Chinese Seismic Vessel Seen Moving Near Malaysia Amid Rising South China Sea Tensions
, including large expanses in the south that are also claimed by Malaysia, Vietnam and Brunei.Earlier this year, the Washington think tank Asian Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) said China has maintained a near-constant presence in Luconia Shoals, off the coast of Malaysia’s Sarawak state on Borneo.Last year, at least one China Coast Guard vessel spent weeks in waters close to an oil rig in a Vietnamese oil block, operated by Russia's Rosneft, while the Haiyang Dizhi 8 conducted suspected oil exploration surveys in Vietnam's EEZ. (Reporting by Rozanna Latiff in Kuala Lumpur and
SMD Uses Its Expertise to Help Save the Planet
and creative minds with the aim of trying to find solutions to a host of global environmental and conservation challenges.Andrew Ambrose-Thurman and Hua Khee Chan, two engineers from Wallsend-based subsea and engineering company, Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD), took part in “Make for the Planet Borneo” which was hosted by Conservation X Labs at the 5th International Marine Conservation Congress event.The gathering brought together 15 teams consisting of some of the world’s leading engineers, designers, entrepreneurs, coders, makers and creative thinkers to help solve global conservation
Aker Bags Rotan Subsea Contract
region." Aker Solutions has worked with Murphy on the Kikeh oil and gas project, the first deepwater development in Malaysia, and the Siakap North-Petai oil and gas development, a tieback to Kikeh. Both fields are in Block K offshore East Malaysia at the easternmost state, on the island of Borneo
Divers Continue Hunt for AirAsia Black Boxes
Wednesday, upturned on the sea bed about 30 km (20 miles) from the plane's last known location at a depth of around 28-32 meters. "The weather prevented the operation to lift the tail today," search and rescue agency coordinator Supriyadi told reporters in Pangkalan Bun, the southern Borneo town closest to the crash site. Choppy seas, strong currents and poor visibility have dogged the search throughout. "The operation using (a) balloon to lift the tail will start tomorrow," Supriyadi added. The head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency, Fransiskus
ROVs Aid Recovery Efforts at Air Asia Crash Site
28 AirAsia Flight QZ8501 left Surabaya, Indonesia bound for Singapore with 162 people on board. Forty six minutes later, the plane disappeared from radar. Air traffic control said it lost communications with the crew somewhere over the Java Sea. The flight path took the Airbus A320 between the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. For three days, 30 ships and 21 aircraft from Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and the United States scoured the area. On December 30, it was confirmed floating debris had been spotted, along with several bodies. An international team was assembled
Teledyne Gavia AUV to Aid AirAsia Search and Recovery
in the area and it will be very hard for us to operate. Rizal Shah (CEO, Java Offshore) and Bachir are interested in searching to the North of the prioritized area. So I would not be surprised if we would change our focus when we join the Java Imperia. The currents run to the south-east between Borneo and Java islands, so as long as there has been no confirmation on the actual debris at the seafloor, it doesn’t sound unreasonable that the other parts of the debris field might be further up North. Weather can and will be a factor in our operation as well. The current sea state and
Ultra-Deepwater Pipe Order Challenge for French Firm
France-based manufacturer of tubular pipes & fittings, Vallourec, informs it has been awarded a $100 million contract for the supply of premium pipes with VAM® 21 connections for the offshore ML-South Project, operated by Total’s affiliate Total E&P Borneo in Brunei. The development wells will be producing at depth greater than 5,000m, in a highly corrosive environment and sustaining High Pressure/ High Temperature (HP/HT). These conditions position the project at a new field development frontier. It highlights Total’s expertise in operating in very complex environments and
February 2024
