Statist idiots: Taiwanese navy has mistakenly launched a supersonic "aircraft carrier killer" missile

The Taiwanese navy has mistakenly launched a supersonic "aircraft carrier killer" missile in the direction of mainland China as the Communist Party marked its 95th anniversary in Beijing, in a costly blunder which killed a Taiwanese fisherman and injured three others.

Statist idiots: Taiwanese navy has mistakenly launched a supersonic "aircraft carrier killer" missile 1467377815565

Statist idiots: Taiwanese navy has mistakenly launched a supersonic "aircraft carrier killer" missile 1467377815565

The navy initially said there were no injuries from the incident, while stressing the Hsiung Feng III missile, fired from one of its 500-tonne Chinchiang-class corvettes conducting a drill near its Kaohsiung base, did not cross the median line dividing the 180 kilometre strait between Taiwan and the mainland.

But by Friday afternoon, the Taiwanese navy confirmed the missile had "penetrated" a fishing boat operating nearby, killing the captain and injuring three crew members, with a preliminary investigation showing that its operators likely failed to comply with normal operating procedures.

"[The missile] was launched by operational error. We are investigating the case," Vice-Admiral Mei Chia-hsu told reporters.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/taiwanese-navy-accidentally-kill-one-injure-three-in-costly-blunder-aimed-20160701-gpwt9t.html

Statist idiots: Taiwanese navy has mistakenly launched a supersonic "aircraft carrier killer" missile

Statist idiots: Taiwanese navy has mistakenly launched a supersonic "aircraft carrier killer" missile

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