Chinese vessel in Malaysia's EEZ, near Labuan
Published on: Sunday, September 26, 2021
Da Yang Hao at sea. – Photo: cctv.com
KOTA KINABALU: The marine resource survey ship Da Yang Hao has entered Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Saturday night, and is around 140 kilometres away off the coast of Labuan, Malaysiakini reported.
The presence of the vessel, owned by China’s Natural Resources Ministry, was first highlighted by a South China Sea observer on Twitter, @duandang.
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Defence Security Asia reported that the data from a ship-tracking application showed that the Da Yang Hao research vessel was detected entering Malaysian continental shelf and EEZ while being escorted by a Chinese coast guard ship.
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