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Does anyone understand the impacts of this (genuine question)? I doubt the crack actually goes very deep, and is probably just in the deck armor. But that’s probably very expensive to replace. I assume the point here is that it’s ridiculous their carriers are cracking on their own while in active service, probably due to negligence.
Also, is it possible that’s just water or dirt? Or are we sure that’s a crack?
The south china sea is bordered by many nations. It does not belong to china.