Tag: China Coast Guard

Philippines says China Coast Guard fired water cannon at its vessels

MANILA, April 30, 2024 (AFP) – The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired water cannon Tuesday at two of its vessels, causing damage to one of them, during a patrol near a reef off the Southeast Asian country. The incident happened near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, which has become a potential flashpoint in the disputed South China Sea, during a mission to resupply Filipino fishermen. “This damage serves as evidence of the forceful water […]

PCG says China Coast Guard acts vs PHL vessel on resupply mission to Ayungin unprovoked, a violation of int’l law

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Coast Guard condemned what it said were the Chinese Coast Guard’s “unprovoked acts of coercion and dangerous maneuvers against a legitimate and routine supply Philippine rotation and resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal.” PCG Commandant Ronnie Gil L. Gavan issued the statement as it released a video of a CCG vessel directing a water canon towards a resupply vessel on Nov. 10. The National Task Force-West Philippine Sea said CCG vessel 5203 did […]