Yuan Wang 5 in Sea of Sri Lanka; Drops speed, but remains on course
The Yuan Wang 5, a ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship in China’s research vessel fleet that was moving away from Sri Lanka on Thursday (11) is back on its original course towards the southern port of Hambantota.
However, the ship is facing the Bay of Bengal from the Eastern Ocean region of Sri Lanka. The Yuan Wang 5 was located some 620 nautical miles away from the Hambantota Port in the Sea of Sri Lanka.