The Chinese have successfully sunk a submarine

[Walt]

The Chinese have successfully sunk a submarine... Sadly it is their own.

Blow to China’s military plans after new nuclear submarine ‘sinks’

China’s newest nuclear attack submarine has sunk in a shipyard accident, in a setback to the country’s attempts to overtake the United States in a naval arms race, according to US officials.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Hawkeye10]

As impressive as burning into scrap an amphibious assault ship while docked.

 

[Hawkeye10]

I can not verify the claim, but the claim is interesting:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1839523289951023398

 

[Hawkeye10]

Not knowing when the claimed event happened is certainly a bad sign:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1839355221333475431

Senior U.S. Officials have now revealed that the Chinese Navy’s Newest Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine, dubbed the Zhou-Class, suffered a Major Technical Malfunction in May or June while Pier-Side at a Shipyard in Wuhan, leading it to Sink into the Yangtze River; something which the Chinese Government has been scrambling to Coverup. Officials are unsure if it contained Nuclear Fuel at the time of the Sinking, but state that it is probable; with the Submarine eventually being Salvaged by several Floating Cranes, though likely setting back its Development by Months or even Years.