他指出,根据估算,前述4艘由山东渤海轮渡集团营运的滚装轮,乘载能力约在10万吨左右,据称是由中国“海上民兵八运输大队”徵用,投入军事以及演训任务。美国海军战争学院旗下的“中国海事研究所”(China Maritime Studies Institute, CMSI)则在今年元月的报告中,也提出类似的推论。
PLA-associated ferries on the move: as of recent AIS data, six Bo Hai Ferries have left their normal Yellow Sea operating routes and are now conducting undetermined, but likely non-commercial, operation off China's east coast. pic.twitter.com/uX5vkpD82N