Taiwan Charges Chinese Captain over Cable Damage
Taiwan prosecutors on Friday for the first time charged a Chinese ship captain with intentionally damaging undersea cables off the island in February, after a rise in sea cable malfunctions alarmed Taiwan officials amid tensions with China.Prosecutors say the man was captain of the Chinese-crewed Hong Tai 58, registered in Togo, which Taiwanese authorities detained after suspecting the ship had dropped anchor near an undersea cable off southwestern Taiwan, damaging it.The prosecutors' office in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan said they had charged the ship's Chinese captain, whom they
Taiwan Detains Ship after Undersea Cable Disconnected
Taiwan's coast guard said it detained a China-linked cargo ship on Tuesday after a nearby undersea cable to the Penghu Islands in the sensitive Taiwan Strait was disconnected.Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has repeatedly complained about "grey zone" Chinese activities around the island, designed to pressure it without direct confrontation, such as balloon overflights and sand dredging.Taipei was alarmed after a Chinese-linked ship was suspected of damaging another cable earlier this year, prompting the navy and other agencies to step up efforts to protect the undersea
Cables Hold the Key to Quantum Communications
carrying it.With classical communications and quantum communications coexisting in the same fiber optic network, the importance of subsea cable security will remain a key issue. It’s a topic that Gallaudet emphasized on Marine Technology TV, citing recent cases of damaged cables in the Baltic and Taiwan. “They transmit 99% of the information that our economy and national defense depends on.”He also discussed advances in domain awareness for protecting such critical infrastructure: “Seabed warfare: it's still a thing, and it's bigger than it ever has been.&rdquo
Sulmara Assists Fuel Recovery Op from Typhoon-Struck Cargo Ship
Scottish subsea specialist Sulmara has supported a major fuel recovery operation from typhoon-struck cargo ship in shallow waters off Taiwan.At the request of the Taiwanese government, Sulmara mobilized a WAM-V 16 uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) and a team of survey specialists to assist in the emergency fuel recovery operation for the heavy transport vessel, Yu Zhou Qi Hang.The operation was launched to help salvage cargo from the heavy transport vessel which ran aground with almost 300 t of fuel oil on board during one of the worst typhoons to hit Taiwan in decades.The 143-meter-long vessel, which
China Seizes Underwater “Lighthouses”
China Sea between China and the Philippines over competing territorial claims in the highly strategic waterway have raised the risk of an escalation that could eventually involve the U.S., which is treaty-bound to defend the Philippines if it is attacked.China has also recently staged war games around Taiwan in which it simulated attacks and deployment of ships and aircraft, drawing condemnation from the democratically governed island's government and the United States."National security forces have seized a variety of special technical devices used for spying on marine information and data
Eco Wave Power Sells Wave Energy Unit for Taiwanese Pilot Project
Eco Wave Power has signed an agreement for the sale of the first wave energy generation unit with I-Ke International Ocean Energy, a subsidiary of maritime engineering company Lian Tat, for the pilot wave energy plant in Taiwan.According to the terms of the agreement, I-Ke will be providing the full financing for the 100 kW pilot project, by buying a turnkey conversion unit from Eco Wave Power. This conversion unit for the 100 kW wave energy power station includes all the hydraulic and electric conversion parts, coupled with the smart control and automation system.I-Ke has identified the location for
Acteon Hooks Structural Monitoring Deal for Changhua Offshore Wind Farms
Pulse Structural Monitoring, a brand in marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon, has been awarded a contract by Ørsted Taiwan to deliver measurement and associated data acquisition systems for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms.The scope of the contract includes design, engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of measurement and associated data acquisition systems.The wind farms, which are 35 and 60 km off the Changhua coast of Taiwan, will have the capacity to generate 920 MW of power and are due to be completed by the end of 2025.Pulse is part
Sulmara Wraps Up Site Characterization Survey at Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan
Scottish subsea specialist Sulmara has completed a site characterization survey for the Formosa 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, being developed by Synera Renewable Energy (SRE).Sulmara’s team employed a multi-platform approach running the sensors to meet the specified data coverage and data quality requirements. The company also utilized a dedicated survey vessel, a large USV and a smaller nearshore USV to acquire the data. “When we began assessing the needs of this project, it was clear that a conventional approach would not be suitable due to the challenges in maintaining data
Preparing for Floating Wind – Leveraging the Oil & Gas Supply Chain
for the efficient construction of commercial scale floating wind farms.What does deeper water mean when talking about floating wind?The current floating wind hotspots are found in the APAC, European and North American regions.In APAC, we look to China (100 -125 meters), South Korea (130-275 meters) and Taiwan’s pilot arrays (~100 meters). Australia and India hold significant potential, but commissioning of commercial scale floating wind projects is unlikely until around the middle of the next decade.Europe will see floating wind deployment in the Atlantic, Baltic, Mediterranean and North Sea, with
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