A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy Dakai-class submarine’s rescue vessel sailed through the Tsushima Strait, marking the first time a Chinese submarine support ship was spotted in the area, per Japanese officials.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force said that the PLAN Ship with hull no. 841 was sighted around 205 miles west of Japan’s Goto Islands.
The Chinese vessel sailed through the Tsushima Strait to enter the Sea of Japan, per the Japan Joint Staff Office.
The PLAN ship was shadowed by Japanese patrol aircraft from Kanoya Air base on Kyushu and Fleet Air Wing 4 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi on the main island of Honshu.
The Dakai-class is the newest submarine rescue ship, which entered service in 2024.
Also, around 4:00 a.m. on Thursday, PLAN destroyers CNS Urmuqi and CNS Shoxinf and fleet oiler CNS Qiandaohu were sighted sailing northeast in the area 55 miles west of the Goto islands. The surface group sailed via the Tsushima Strait to enter the Sea
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