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Taiwan deported captain of fishing vessel which damaged submarine cables
Taiwan has deported the captain of the 'Minlianyu 60138' on Jan 8, 2026, after he paid a fine and admittied to his guilt in damaging a cable in October 2025, when the Chunghwa Telecom had reported an outage on the Taiwan-Malaysia Submarine cable. Several hours later, the Coast Guard had located the Chinese fishing vessel that was approximately 4.2 nautical miles offshore. They took the captain, a Chinese national, into custody for questioning. The captain later confessed to causing the damage to the subsea cable. During an appearance in court, the Taiwanese officials argued the captain was experienced and should have been aware of the location of the submarine cables. They said the cables were clearly marked on electronic nautical charts and in a no-anchor zone. The fishing vessel had proceeded to deploy its nets in the area, and they became entangled in an abandoned anchor and then damaged the submarine cable. The court determined the captain to be negligent in the incident. Taking into consideration his admissions, the court sentenced him in December to three months in jail. The jail time, however, could be commuted with the payment of fines and restitution to the telecom company. The Captain Wu arranged for the payment of approximately $2,850 to the court. In addition, a payment of approximately $7,900 was made to Chunghwa Telecom. The Mainland Affairs Council approved the immediate deportation of the man.
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