A United States-based think tank said increased patrols by the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the South China Sea amounted to a near-daily presence around key features in the disputed waterway last year.
SYDNEY, Australia – Australian authorities on Wednesday, February 1, found a radioactive capsule smaller than a coin that was lost in the vast Outback after nearly ah involving around 100 people along a 1,400 kilometers stretch of highway, officials said.
The radioactive capsule was part of a gauge used to measure the density of iron ore feed from Rio Tinto’s RIO.L, RIO.AX Gudai-Darri mine in the state’s remote Kimberley region. The gauge was being taken to a facility in the suburbs of state capital Perth – a distance longer than the length of Great Britain.
“When you consider the scope of the search area, locating this object was a monumental challenge, the search groups have quite literally found the needle in the haystack,” he said. It will then be placed in a lead container and stored overnight at a secure location in Newman, a mining town roughly 1,200 km north-west of Perth, before being taken to the state capital on Thursday.
Rio is willing to pay for the cost of the search if asked by the government, iron ore division head Simon Trott told reporters. He added there would be a full investigation into the circumstances of its loss and the company would put in place additional controls to prevent a recurrence.
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