A video posted on Facebook group Singapore Incidents — showing a submarine transiting the East Johor Strait — has gone viral, with netizens speculating on its nationality and why it was sailing in “shallow waters”.
Here is a clue: It belongs neither to Singapore or Malaysia.
The East Johor Strait is a narrow strip of waterway separating Johor from Singapore, and it starts from the east of the Causeway in Woodlands connecting to the Singapore Strait off Changi. The strait has an average depth of about 12m.
The video, likely taken from Punggol Point Crown, shows a surfaced submarine travelling towards Sembawang Shipyard. The refineries in Pasir Gudang can be seen in the background.
Is it a Singapore or Malaysia submarine?
The answer is neither.
