Q. ‘Shi Yan 6’, which entered the Indian Ocean, is the research vessel of which country?
Answer:
China
Notes: Chinese vessel Shi Yan 6 entered the Indian Ocean via Malacca Straits on September 23 and was seen in Singapore on September 14 after leaving homeport Guangzhou on September 10.
According to Sri Lanka, it has not given permission to the Chinese vessel Shi Yan 6 as Indian security concerns were important to the island nation. The country said if the vessel complied with the standard operating procedures of Sri Lanka, then there would be no problems.