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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 10909280" data-attributes="member: 92282">A Chinese spy ship reportedly disguised as a fishing trawler was  tracked in the Indian Ocean recently and later traced to the Colombo  Port, an Indian media report said.The ship was detected near the coast of Little Anadaman.It is believed that the ship had spent more than 20 days in the sensitive location before Indian radars could locate it.While the Indian Navy dispatched a ship as soon as the presence of  the Chinese spy ship was confirmed, no action could be taken as the  vessel was in international waters.However, the Indian Navy ship did tail the Chinese vessel till it  moved towards Sri Lankan waters. The ship is reported to have docked at  Colombo.It is believed that the ship had as many as 22 laboratories on board.Indian Government sources say the Chinese ship had specific aims to  map the Indian Ocean and collect Bathymetric data, which helps in  submarine and aircraft carrier based operations.The labs on board the ship are also believed to have been used to  collect data on Ocean currents, the temperature at various depths and  also underwater obstructions and obstacles. This information becomes  crucial if one has to use torpedoes.It is an open secret that both India and China are engaged in a race to assert their supremacy over the Indian Ocean region. Also, China is currently building an aircraft carrier which could  become operational by 2017. This data would then come handy for the  Chinese Navy. While China may claim to use the carrier to secure  shipping lanes, its presence in the Indian Ocean would be a serious  military threat for India. With China already having an upper hand in  the borders along the Himalayas, a reinforced Chinese Navy presence in  the Indian Ocean would be a headache for New Delhi.zeenews</blockquote>

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