taiwan media: taiwan navy confirmed that a patrol ship ran aground after hitting a sand dam when entering the port yesterday, and said it had freed itself
2024-09-06
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[global times report] according to taiwan’s united news network on september 6, the taiwan navy’s jinjiang-class patrol ship gao jiang (hull number pgg-609) was reported to have run aground outside zuoying port on the afternoon of the 5th. the taiwan navy’s "fleet command" stated that the gao jiang ship ran aground when it touched a sandbar when entering zuoying port, and immediately notified the "fleet command" for towing. the gao jiang ship then freed itself and returned to zuoying port.
taiwan navy jin jiang-class patrol ship "gao jiang" warship (left) united news network file photo
united news network quoted media reports as saying that the gao jiang ship was reported to have run aground outside zuoying port on the afternoon of the 5th. although there was a tugboat towing it, it was only able to drag it a little because it did not dare to use excessive force. the media confirmed with lin chuansheng, a spokesman for the taiwan navy's "fleet command", and it was not confirmed until noon on the 6th that the ship had returned to port safely on the evening of the 5th after being handled by the crew on board.
according to reports, officials from the fleet command explained that the gaojiang ship accidentally hit a sand bar when entering the port, and immediately notified the rescue ship. however, with the efforts of the crew, it had freed itself and returned to the port on the evening of the 5th. preliminary inspections showed that the hull was not damaged, and further inspections of the hull and related investigations will be conducted later. officials said that the gaojiang ship was sailing on a predetermined route, and because the seabed topography could change at any time, it ran aground on a sand bar.
