Images emerge of RAAF encounter with Chinese ship off Australian coast | ABC News

Aerial photographs showing an RAAF P-8 Poseidon plane flying over a Chinese surveillance ship as it headed towards Australia last week have been obtained by the ABC. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
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The Chinese vessel may have travelled as far as Shoalwater Bay to try to collect information on military drills.

Central Queensland is currently hosting the international Talisman Sabre military exercise.

The images of the Dongdiao Class Auxiliary General Intelligence (AGI) vessel were taken from on board another Australian military aircraft over international waters in the Coral Sea.

On Sunday the Chinese vessel, carrying the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) fleet designation number 793, was believed to be positioned off the Queensland coast, possibly as far south as Shoalwater Bay, trying to collect sensitive information on the international Exercise Talisman Sabre.

Chief of Joint Operations Lieutenant General Greg Bilton told the ABC he deployed a P-8 surveillance aircraft on Thursday morning to make contact with the ship.

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