英媒：困自家陷阱 中國093型核潛艇55人恐罹難 RFA 20231004

【雙魚之論】英文拷到 G / D 找中文翻譯
The People's Liberation Army Navy's submarine trapping system (consisting of a chains and anchors) accidentally captured their own submarine, the 093-417 Shang-class nuclear submarine, resulting in a catastrophic failure, leading to the loss of all crew members.
The Daily Mail reported a partial excerpt from a classified report, intended to convey a message of "I am watching you." However, the submarine encountering the interception system and the subsequent loss of the entire crew raises questions about whether it was due to the crucial of the trapping system or the poor design of the 093 Shang-class nuclear submarine. It appears to be more likely the latter, based on the quotes cited in the Daily Mail report.

解放軍海軍的潛艦誘捕系統（鐵鍊加上錨）抓到自己人093-417號商級核潛艦，導致潛艦災難性故障人員全數罹難。
這是英國媒體釋出的機密報告部份內容，意在表達「我在看」。不過，潛艦遇上攔截系統導致全船罹難，到底是攔截網太殘酷？或是093商級核潛艦設計不良？從Daily Mail報導的引述來看，可能是後者。

英媒：困自家陷阱  中國093型核潛艇55人恐罹難    RFA 20231004

據英國《每日郵報》3日報導，根據一份英國機密報告，中國093型“商級”核潛艇8月被困在一個意在誘捕英、美水下船隻的陷阱中，艦上55名中國海軍官兵恐已全部罹難。

報導引用英國機密報告稱，情報通報，中國核潛艇“093-417”號8月21日在黃海執行任務時潛艇系統發生災難性故障，導致55名船員中毒身亡，其中包括22名軍官、7名軍官學員、9名士官、17名水手。死者包括船長薛永鵬上校。

機密報告中稱，“我們的理解是潛艇系統故障導致缺氧死亡。這艘潛艇撞上了中國海軍用來困住美國及其盟國潛艇的鏈條和錨障礙物。” “這導致系統故障，需要六個小時才能修復船隻並使其浮出水面。機載氧氣系統在發生災難性故障後導致船員中毒。“

中國國防部先前已否認有核潛艇在臺海發生意外，稱相關傳言“完全錯誤”。截至目前，中國潛艇失事的消息還沒有被獨立證實。英國皇家海軍也拒絕就《每日郵報》提到的英國報告細節發表評論。

 

EXCLUSIVE: 55 Chinese sailors are feared dead after nuclear submarine 'gets caught in a trap intended to snare British and US vessels in the Yellow Sea'    Daily Mail 20231003

• Twenty-two officers were among the 55 reported to have died in the Yellow Sea
• China denies it happened - and apparently refused international assistance

Fifty-five Chinese sailors are feared dead after their nuclear submarine apparently got caught in a trap intended to ensnare British sub-surface vessels in the Yellow Sea.

According to a secret UK report the seamen died following a catastrophic failure of the submarine's oxygen systems which poisoned the crew.

The captain of the Chinese PLA Navy submarine '093-417' is understood to be among the deceased, as were 21 other officers.

Officially, China has denied the incident took place. It also appears Beijing refused to request international assistance for its stricken submarine.

The UK report into the fatal mission reads: 'Intelligence reports that on 21st of August there was an onboard accident whilst carrying out a mission in the Yellow Sea.

'Incident happened at 08.12 local resulting in the death of 55 crew members: 22 officers, 7 officer cadets, 9 petty officers, 17 sailors. Dead include the captain Colonel Xue Yong-Peng.

'Our understanding is death caused by hypoxia due to a system fault on the submarine. The submarine hit a chain and anchor obstacle used by the Chinese Navy to trap US and allied submarines.

'This resulted in systems failures that took six hours to repair and surface the vessel. The onboard oxygen system poisoned the crew after a catastrophic failure.'

As yet there is no independent confirmation of the suspected loss of the Chinese submarine in the public domain.

Beijing has dismissed open source speculation about the incident as 'completely false' while Taiwan has also denied internet reports.

Mail Plus approached the Royal Navy to discuss the details contained in the UK report but official sources declined to comment or offer guidance.

The UK report, which is based on defence intelligence, is held at a high classification.

A British submariner offered this explanation: 'It is plausible that this occurred and I doubt the Chinese would have asked for international support for obvious reasons.

'If they were trapped on the net system and the submarine's batteries were running flat (plausible) then eventually the air purifiers and air treatment systems could have failed.

'Which would have reverted to secondary systems and subsequently and plausibly failed to maintain the air. Which led to asphyxia or poisoning.

'We have kit which absorbs co2 and generates oxygen in such a situation. It is probable that other nations do not have this kind of tech.'

The Chinese Type 093 submarines entered service in the last 15 years. The vessels are 351ft-long and are armed with torpedoes.

The Type 093s are among China's more modern submarines and are known for their lower noise levels.

The sinking is understood to have taken place in waters off China's Shandong Province.