Hazard spot
Taiwan Strait
Narrow water with very heavy traffic and fishing right into the fairways. The northeast monsoon adds sea in winter.
- Cause
- Heavy shipping traffic
- Main season
- all year
- Position
- 24° 30,0' N 119° 30,0' E
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How the place works
The strait between Taiwan and the mainland is narrow, shallow and one of the busiest waterways in Asia. In winter the northeast monsoon pushes through and accelerates in the narrows, in summer typhoons pass, and the political situation makes the passage additionally delicate.
What breaks there
Dense traffic, fishing with nets and poor visibility from haze are the causes of material damage. Add contact with authorities, which for yachts here is not automatically friendly.
What this means for your policy
Settle whether the strait lies within the cruising range, and expect acts of war and seizure to be expressly excepted. For this passage: read the travel advice first, the policy second.
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