Large patrol vessel keeps Strait safe
With a length of 128 meters and a width of 16 meters, the Haixun 06 has a maximum displacement of 6,600 metric tons and can reach a top speed of 23 knots, about 43 kilometers per hour. It has a cruising range of 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 km) and can stay at sea for 60 days without resupply, making it China's largest and most capable law enforcement vessel in the Taiwan Strait.
The Strait has always been a key transport hub in southeastern China and an important maritime passage connecting the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Southeast Asian countries and China's Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions. Nearly 3,000 ships pass through the Strait every day. Due to the busy traffic and the impact of dense fog in spring, typhoons in summer and strong winds in winter, accidents are inevitable every year.
