During the 23rd sea test of the submarine Haikun, the Kaohsiung Port monitor accidentally turned on and captured a rare picture.

The sea survey of the submarine Haikun was recorded by Kaohsiung Port. The picture shows the departure process. (Taken from Taiwan Security Development Association YT channel)

[Reporter Hong Dinghong/Report from Kaohsiung] The submarine Haikun conducted its 23rd sea test and 17th submersible test yesterday (3rd). Although no military fans came to the scene to hold red banners to cheer, the Taiwan Security Development Association discovered that the live broadcast of the monitors at Kaohsiung Port 2, which was originally closed during the departure and return of the Haikun, was in normal operation yesterday. A rare picture of a bird's-eye view of the Haikun appeared. Military fans shouted "Yikes!"

It can be seen from the side-recorded video released by the YT channel of the Taiwan Security Development Association that the Haikun appeared on the right side of the live broadcast screen at about 8:58 yesterday morning. It took less than 2 minutes to leave the screen and sail to the open sea; it returned at about 5 o'clock yesterday evening.

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The sea survey of the submarine Haikun was recorded by Kaohsiung Port. The picture shows the process of returning to Hong Kong. (Taken from Taiwan Security Development Association YT channel)

It is understood that this "Kaohsiung Port Lens Master" is affiliated to the Hongmao Port Cultural Park of the Kaohsiung City Cultural Bureau and is broadcast live on the YT channel under the name of "Kaohsiung Port Second Port Real-time Video". It is a must-see channel for ship fans. On June 17 last year, the Haikun floated out to sea with independent power for the first time. At that time, the process of the Haikun passing through the Second Port was completely broadcast live.

Unexpectedly, after the media quoted the footage, the Taiwanese ship, at the request of the Navy, sent a letter to the Cultural Affairs Bureau requesting that the live broadcast be shut down during the Haikun sea test on the grounds of national defense confidentiality. After this newspaper exclusively revealed, ship fans angrily criticized the Navy and the Taiwanese ship for "covering their ears and stealing the bell" because the media was broadcasting a high-definition live broadcast on the shore, but the government actually turned off the low-definition monitor live broadcast, "turning it into an international joke."

However, the Navy, Taiwan Shipbuilding Industry and the Cultural Affairs Bureau ignored the public backlash. Starting from the sea test on June 26 last year, they shut down the live broadcast every time. Even after learning that shutting down the live broadcast in advance had become information for military fans to grasp the whereabouts of the Haikun, they "played hide and seek" and deliberately changed it to the morning of the day of departure. Unexpectedly, the cameraman "did not have a day off" yesterday, allowing military fans to have a bird's-eye view of the Haikun's voyage.