Did a US warship lose power while chasing a Chinese destroyer in the South China Sea?
The Chinese navy says it had a rare South China Sea encounter involving a foreign warship that lost power, propulsion and radar while following a People’s Liberation Army destroyer, an account that resembles incidents this year involving US Navy destroyers in the region. The incident occurred when a foreign vessel conducted aggressive close shadowing of the PLA Navy Type 055 destroyer Zunyi…
A Chinese navy vessel reported that a foreign warship lost power, propulsion, and radar while closely shadowing a PLA Navy Type 055 destroyer conducting routine training, according to CCTV. The account mirrors similar incidents involving US Navy destroyers in the South China Sea this year. The Chinese Type 055 destroyer, the Zunyi, was in high-speed pursuit of the foreign vessel, causing its systems to fail for nearly half an hour.
This mirrors the loss of power experienced by the USS Higgins in April and the USS Benfold in July, though the involvement of the US is not confirmed. The Zunyi, one of China's most advanced Type 055 destroyers, has been involved in numerous close encounters with foreign naval assets and aircraft.
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