China has denied the loss of the submarine, which is said to have run out of oxygenThe Chinese navy has lost 55 sailors after one of its nuclear-powered submarine was caught in a trap intended for American and British vessels, leaked intelligence reports disclose. China has denied the loss of the submarine in the Yellow Sea, as has Taiwan, the island state claimed by Beijing. SponsoredLeaked British intelligence reported that China’s PLA Navy submarine “093-417” suffered a catastrophic failure, poisoning the crew on August 21. The intelligence was held at high classification and is likely to result in a leak inquiry. The vessel was said to have run out of oxygen near Shandong province, north of Shanghai, after it was caught in seabed defences installed by its

Source: The Times October 04, 2023 07:33 UTC