A Chinese government ship is currently sitting off the South Australian coast tracking a similar route to an Australian deep-sea submarine cable.
The vessel is considered a ‘spy ship’ and is within Australia’s exclusive economic zone.
The deep-sea research ship has the ability to drop a mini submarine that can reach up to 10,000 metres below sea-level.
More to come.
Chinese scientific research vessel Tan Suo Yi Hao is currently off the coast of South Australia