PREPARATIONS FOR MAJOR SALVAGE OPERATION YALUNG NAVAL BASE, CHINA(SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: November 9, 1983
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PREPARATIONS FOR MAJOR SALVAGE OPERATION
YALUNG NAVAL BASE, CHINA SWN
SIGNIFICANCE: THE CHINESE ARE PREPARING FOR A MAJOR SALVAGE EFFORT OF
THE JAVA SEA DRILLING SHIP WHICH WENT DOWN IN THE GULF OF TONKIN.
(SWN)
2. REMARKS: AN UNUSUALLY LARGE NUMBER OF SALVAGE AND RESCUE VESSELS HAVE
MMMSEMBLED EITHER OFFSHORE OR AT THE QUAY. THE VESSELS PRESENT
INCLUDED TWO RIGA-CLASS FRIGATES (FF), BOTH KAN CHA SUBMERSIBLE SUPPORT
VESSELS, THE XYH-21 OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH SHIP (AGOR), THE DALANG
SUBMARINE RESCUE SHIP (ASR), A TUZHONG OCEAN TUG (ATA), AND A CIVILIAN
OILER. THESE VESSELS REPRESENT ALL OF THE MAJOR SALVAGE CAPABILITY IN
THE SOUTH SEA FLEET, AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY CAPABILITIES TO CONDUCT A
SALVAGE OPERATION OF THE GLOMAR JAVA SEA. EACH OF THE KAN CHA VESSELS
NORMALLY CARRIES THE FRENCH-BUILT SN-358-2 SUBMERSIBLE, ONE OF WHICH IS
PARTLY VISIBLE ON ONE OF THE SHIPS. THE SN-358-2 SUBMERSIBLE IS EQUIPPED
WITH EXTERNAL MANIPULATOR ARMS CAPABLE OF ATTACHING CABLES OR LINES TO A
SUBMERGED VESSEL. THE TUZHONG ATR AND THE DALANG ASR HAVE AT LEAST SEVEN
SPOOLS OF CABLE OR LINE ON DECK WHICH WOULD BE USED DURING THE
OPERATION. (SWN)
THE GLOMAR JAVA SEA, A U.S. REGISTERED OIL DRILLING SHIP UNDER LEASE TO
CHINA. REPORTEDLY SANK IN THE GULF OF TONKIN DURING A TYPHOON
THE CHINESE HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS
JAVA SEA. (SWN)
SINCE THAT TIME IN THE WATERS OFF HAINAN ISLAND. THE ASSEMBLY OF THE
VESSELS INDICATES ,A HIGH-LEVEL CHINESE INTEREST IN SALVAGING THE GLOMAR
3. COORDINATES 18-15-09N 109-41-44E (S)
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