On Saturday, the CGA's Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch said that coast guards began monitoring two suspicious vessels at 9:13 am (local time) on Wednesday, which took off from the direction of southeastern China's Xiamen city, which is near Taiwan's three outlying island groups.
The steel-cutting ceremony for the first Next-Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV) was held at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai in the presence of Indian Coast Guard (lCG) officials on Friday.
The Ministry of National Defence of Taiwan tracked 38 Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels, and four coast guard ships surrounding Taiwan, between 6 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29, and 6 a.m. on Thursday, reported Taiwan News.
China's Coast Guard ships have been in the waters surrounding Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea for a record 158 days, breaking the previous record established in 2021, reported CNN citing Tokyo's most recent count.
The Ministry for National Defence of Taiwan detected 13 Chinese military aircraft, five naval vessels, and four coast guard ships around Taiwan. This comes amid island's growing tensions with Beijing in recent times.
"Update cyclone #Remal@IndiaCoastGuard is closely monitoring the landfall of cyclone #Remal with the disaster response team, Ships, and Hovercraft standby at short notice to respond to post-impact challenges. Follow official advisories, Stay informed, and stay safe," the ICG posted on X.<
Out of these 21 Chinese military aircraft, 10 entered Taiwan's southwestern and southeastern air defense identification zone (ADIZ), according to Taiwan's MND.
Cyclonic storm Remal is likely to cross Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts between Sagar islands and Khepupara, close to South-West of Mongla (Bangladesh) by midnight today and is likely to cause rainfall in West Bengal and the Northeastern States, said India Meteorological Depar
Following China's Joint Sword-2024A military exercise around Taiwan, US experts analysed that Beijing has an intent to make large-scale military drills around the island a regular move with the China Coast Guard (CCG) to play a more important role in a blockade, reported Focus Taiwan.
Cyclone Remal is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by May 25, 2024. The system is likely to make landfall at the North-West Bay of Bengal, near the West Bengal Coast, on the intervening nights of May 26 and 27.