Sinking is what subs are supposed to do though. They'd be a pretty bad submarine if they couldn't sink.
Though the reason they are doing this is to generate fascist propaganda against China, to gear up for their upcoming war with them. It is easily debunked, but that's fine with them because they'll have released a dozen stories of a similar caliber in the time it takes to point out how ridiculous this is.
Looks like the whole story might be a grift started by a satellite image company Planet Labs that's going through a major round of layoffs and desperately needs money.
Sinking is what subs are supposed to do though. They'd be a pretty bad submarine if they couldn't sink.
Though the reason they are doing this is to generate fascist propaganda against China, to gear up for their upcoming war with them. It is easily debunked, but that's fine with them because they'll have released a dozen stories of a similar caliber in the time it takes to point out how ridiculous this is.
Looks like the whole story might be a grift started by a satellite image company Planet Labs that's going through a major round of layoffs and desperately needs money.
https://spacenews.com/planet-lays-off-17-of-workforce/
Capitalist efficiency at its finest!