Taiwan's coast guard detained a cargo ship and its Chinese crew on Tuesday for investigation into a possible deliberate cutting of an undersea internet cable. The vessel, named 'Hong Tai,' was flying a 'flag of convenience' from the West African nation of Togo and had Chinese nationals as its crew.
The incident occurred off the southwestern coast of Taiwan, where the ship had been lingering near the cable connecting Taiwan to the Penghu Islands. Despite multiple attempts to communicate with the vessel, it did not respond to Taiwan's coast guard broadcasts.
