{"id":33658,"date":"2023-11-21T13:47:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T13:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/21\/chinese-warship-used-sonar-to-injure-diver-australia-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:36:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:36:46","slug":"chinese-warship-used-sonar-to-injure-diver-australia-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/electronic-warfare\/radar\/2023\/11\/21\/chinese-warship-used-sonar-to-injure-diver-australia-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese warship used sonar to injure diver, Australia says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Anthony Albanese criticized China for a \u201cdangerous\u201d encounter between <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-australia-navy-sonar-divers-12a9e6f228aa81272b9b74b87e0489a1\">Chinese and Australian warships<\/a> while declining to say whether he had raised the issue in recent talks with President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One Australian diver was injured when a Chinese destroyer used sonar while near an Australian frigate in international waters last week, official said. Defense Minister Richard Marles said over the weekend that he had raised serious concerns with Beijing about the destroyer\u2019s unsafe and unprofessional behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/electronic-warfare\/radar\/2023\/11\/21\/chinese-warship-used-sonar-to-injure-diver-australia-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23322366339572.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Chinese warship used sonar to injure diver, Australia says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Analysts say sonar pulses can cause extensive soft tissue damage at close range. Media reports indicated the diver&#039;s ears were injured.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S., Canadian and Australian militaries have complained multiple times about what they say have been dangerous actions by the Chinese navy and air force in the western Pacific. Analysts say a collision or other accident could spark an international incident and escalate into conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia said the Chinese destroyer CNS Ningbo operated its sonar while Australian naval divers were underwater trying to clear fishing nets that tangled the propellers of their ship HMAS Toowoomba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Albanese said one diver was injured. Defense officials have not specified the injuries or number of divers, but media have reported the divers\u2019 ears were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysts say sonar pulses can cause extensive soft tissue damage to divers at close range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia says the Toowoomba notified the Ningbo that diving operations were underway and asked the Chinese to keep clear. But the Ningbo approached using a hull-mounted sonar equipment, placing the divers at risk and forcing them from the water, defense officials say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China\u2019s Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian on Monday dismissed Australia\u2019s allegations as \u201ccompletely untrue,\u201d and the ministry denied Australia\u2019s account that the interaction occurred within Japan\u2019s exclusive economic zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wu said the destroyer had been tracking and monitoring the frigate in accordance with international laws and regulations. The Chinese ship had maintained a safe distance and did not interfere with the Australian divers\u2019 operations, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe urge the Australian side to respect the facts, stop making reckless and irresponsible accusations against China, do more to build up mutual trust between the two sides and create a positive atmosphere for the sound development of relations between the two countries and two militaries,\u201d Wu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between the encounter and Marles\u2019 statement, Albanese spoke to Xi on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific leaders\u2019 summit in San Francisco. 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