What is a sonar pulse and how can it injure humans under water?
- Written by Christine Erbe, Director, Centre for Marine Science & Technology, Curtin University
Over the weekend, the Australian government revealed that last Tuesday its navy divers had sustained “minor injuries”, likely due to sonar pulses from a Chinese navy vessel.
The divers had been clearing fishing nets from the propellers of HMAS Toowoomba while in international waters off the coast of Japan. According to a statement from...
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