The captain of the submarine Hai Lung, Chen Chi-tsung, slipped and fell overboard from the vessel yesterday during a mission, Navy Fleet Command reported later that day. Chen, 47, who has served in the navy since 1988, remained unaccounted for as of 8 p.m. Monday when the Navy Fleet Command based in the southern port city of Kaohsiung called a news conference to brief the media on the incident.
Rescue vessels and helicopters were dispatched to search for Chen in the waters outside the Zuoying naval base immediately after the command was alerted, said Lo Chih-ming, an officer in charge of news and publicity.
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This is tragic and probably an accident.
ReplyDeleteBut it raises the question: Was the Captain kidnapped by a Chinese submarine like Australia's disappeared Prime Minister, Harold Holt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Holt#Speculation ?
The Navy will offer the family of Chen Chi-tsung, a submarine captain found drowned yesterday after two days of extensive searching, compensation in the “best possible” terms for their loss, the Commander of Navy said.
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I regretted comparing Captain Chen's disapperance with the Harold Holt rumour. I was a bit insensitive.
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