Canadian Navy Ships 'buzzed' By Chinese Warplanes

Muhammad Irfan Published June 28, 2019 | 09:20 AM

Ottawa, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Jun, 2019 ) :Two Canadian naval vessels were "buzzed" by Chinese fighter jets when they sailed through the East China Sea this week, the Canadian military said Thursday.

A Canadian navy helicopter was also targeted by a laser detected from a nearby fishing boat, it said in a statement.

There were no injuries nor damage.

Canada's defense ministry said the frigate HMCS Regina and support vessel Asterix were in "international waters in the East China Sea" when two Chinese Su-30 fighter jets "passed the ship at a range of approximately 300 meters (985 feet) and an altitude of approximately 100 feet.

" The so-called "buzzing" happened on Monday at around 3:30 pm local time, it said.

The ships had been shadowed by several Chinese vessels and aircraft as they transited through the maritime region.

Ottawa described the interactions as "professional and cordial," adding that the Chinese fly-past was "not hazardous, nor unexpected".

Both ships had just come from a visit to Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay and were headed to Northeast Asia to join a multinational effort to prevent smuggling in evasion of UN sanctions against North Korea.