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WATCH: China Coast Guard rams PH boat during Ayungin mission
WATCH: China Coast Guard rams PH boat during Ayungin mission
ABS-CBN News
Published Jun 19, 2024 03:52 PM PHT
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Updated Jun 19, 2024 11:35 PM PHT
MANILA — Video obtained by ABS-CBN News on Wednesday showed a small Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel appearing to ram a Philippine boat during a resupply mission to Ayungin shoal last June 17.
MANILA — Video obtained by ABS-CBN News on Wednesday showed a small Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel appearing to ram a Philippine boat during a resupply mission to Ayungin shoal last June 17.
The video from an ABS-CBN source showed at least two CCG vessels that appeared to be chasing the Philippine boat. One of the Chinese vessels sailed too close on the side of the Philippine boat, ending up in a slight collision.
The video from an ABS-CBN source showed at least two CCG vessels that appeared to be chasing the Philippine boat. One of the Chinese vessels sailed too close on the side of the Philippine boat, ending up in a slight collision.
The Philippine boat is one of 4 vessels used during the resupply mission for troops on Ayungin shoal.
The Philippine boat is one of 4 vessels used during the resupply mission for troops on Ayungin shoal.
It was not among the boats boarded by the Chinese coast guard in a confrontation that left a sailor severely injured, the ABS-CBN source said.
It was not among the boats boarded by the Chinese coast guard in a confrontation that left a sailor severely injured, the ABS-CBN source said.
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The Philippine military said Wednesday that the Chinese Coast guard seized guns from Filipino navy boats it boarded.
The Philippine military said Wednesday that the Chinese Coast guard seized guns from Filipino navy boats it boarded.
"They got some (guns)," Rear Admiral Alfonso Torres told reporters, adding the firearms had been stored in the boats crewed by Filipino sailors, who were under orders not to display their weapons in Monday's confrontation.
"They got some (guns)," Rear Admiral Alfonso Torres told reporters, adding the firearms had been stored in the boats crewed by Filipino sailors, who were under orders not to display their weapons in Monday's confrontation.
In a separate statement, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea earlier said China engaged in “dangerous maneuvers, including ramming and towing”.
In a separate statement, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea earlier said China engaged in “dangerous maneuvers, including ramming and towing”.
But Beijing's coast guard said in a statement Monday that a "Philippine replenishment ship ignored many solemn warnings from the Chinese side," adding it "approached the... Chinese vessel in an unprofessional way, resulting in a collision."
But Beijing's coast guard said in a statement Monday that a "Philippine replenishment ship ignored many solemn warnings from the Chinese side," adding it "approached the... Chinese vessel in an unprofessional way, resulting in a collision."
The Philippine armed forces called China's version of events "misleading", decrying "the illegal presence and actions of Chinese vessels within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone".
The Philippine armed forces called China's version of events "misleading", decrying "the illegal presence and actions of Chinese vessels within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone".
Beijing claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea, brushing aside competing claims from several Southeast Asian nations including the Philippines and an international ruling that its stance has no legal basis.
Beijing claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea, brushing aside competing claims from several Southeast Asian nations including the Philippines and an international ruling that its stance has no legal basis.
It deploys coast guard and other boats to patrol the waters and has turned several reefs into militarized artificial islands.
It deploys coast guard and other boats to patrol the waters and has turned several reefs into militarized artificial islands.
It has in recent months stepped up moves against Philippine vessels in the area around Second Thomas Shoal.
It has in recent months stepped up moves against Philippine vessels in the area around Second Thomas Shoal.
This month, Manila accused Chinese boats of illegally seizing food and medicine airdropped to the Philippine outpost in the area.
This month, Manila accused Chinese boats of illegally seizing food and medicine airdropped to the Philippine outpost in the area.
It was the first time supplies had been seized, the military said.
It was the first time supplies had been seized, the military said.
Chinese personnel on the boats later dumped the items in the water, Philippine Navy spokesman for the West Philippine Sea Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad said.
Chinese personnel on the boats later dumped the items in the water, Philippine Navy spokesman for the West Philippine Sea Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad said.
It was not clear if they belonged to the Chinese coast guard or navy, the military said.
It was not clear if they belonged to the Chinese coast guard or navy, the military said.
China in response insisted the Sierra Madre was illegally grounded on the reef and urged the Philippines to "stop making trouble".
China in response insisted the Sierra Madre was illegally grounded on the reef and urged the Philippines to "stop making trouble".
-- With reports from Raffy Santos, ABS-CBN News; Agence France-Presse
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