It happened in the southern sea, near the Atolón de Scarborough, an area in dispute where Manila denounced some dangerous maneuvers and use of water cannons against their vessels.
A China’s coast guard ship collided with a war ship from its own Navy while pursued a Philippine patrol In disputed waters of South Sea
“He CCG 3104 (China), pursued al BRP Suluan (Philippines) at high speed. Performed a risky maneuver from the starboard room, which caused the impact against the war ship of the Navy of the Popular Liberation Army. Was important damage In the bow castle of the CCG ship, leaving it unusable to navigate“He explained Jay Tarriela, spokesman for the Coast Guard Filipina.
The incident occurred on Monday in the area known as Masinloc or Atolón de Scarborough, an area in dispute where the Philippines coast guard deployed two of its ships in support of navigation in this area of more than thirty fishing vessels.
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The CCG 3104, which persecuted BRP Suluan at high speed, made a risky maneuver that caused the collision with a Chinese naval ship, ”said Tarriela.
Regarding the Filipina Coast Guard, its units were in the area in the early hours of Monday to attend about 35 local fishing boats. During the mission, they accused Chinese vessels to perform “Dangerous maneuvers and lock actions”. Next, the videos that recorded the fact.
He National Defense Department of the Philippines He issued a statement in which he expressed his Coast Guard support And he condemned “Atrocious and foolish behavior” attributed to the maritime forces of the Chinese regime.
For its part, the China’s coast guard still did not refer to the incident. A spokesman named Gan Yu only indicated that he had “expel” multiple “philippine vessels through” professional “and” legitimate “actions, according to the official news agency Xinhua.
Source: Ambito
