TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Heavy fog forced the Kinmen Defense Command to move live-fire drills away from the sea to a site on Kinmen, reports said Tuesday (April 2).

The Army had planned to start live exercises into the sea from four islands in Kinmen County on Tuesday, per CNA. However, safety concerns about the state of the weather at sea in the area led to a decision to move the drills away from the water, the Army said.

The authorities issued warnings last month about the military conducting firing exercises in the area. Fishing and other vessels had been informed about sailing restrictions near the islands.

Whether Wednesday’s live-fire drills will go ahead as planned depends on weather conditions during the morning, the Kinmen Defense Command said.

Tension with China in the area increased after two Chinese fishers died on Feb. 14 when their unmarked speedboat capsized in restricted waters after a chase by Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA). Since then, several Chinese Coast Guard vessels have entered restricted areas, while a Taiwanese military officer was still being held by China after he went missing during a fishing trip on March 17.