Soughtfor comment, officials of the Navy, CoastGuardandBureau of FisheriesandAquaticResourcessaid they have notreceived anysuchreport, a news accountin Taiwan said.
But Foxconn Technology Group, which has its headquarters in Taiwan, denied the report and said the plant suffered only two brief and small disputes several days earlier.
As Reuters and other outlets report, Taiwan-based Acer today said its first quarter PC sales to date are down 10% sequentially due to weaker demand in the U.S. and Western Europe.