The presence of the China Coast Guard (CCG) persists despite the effort of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to block them and assist the four main vessels of the second civilian resupply mission of the Atin Ito Coalition to the Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on May 15, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/172585894083120240516-atin-ito-wps-MT-46 (1).jpg" style="width: 950px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">The presence of the China Coast Guard persists despite the effort of the Philippine Coast Guard to block them and assist the four main vessels of the second civilian resupply mission of the Atin Ito Coalition to the Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on May 15, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File MANILA &mdash; A China Coast Guard vessel on Monday was seen tailing the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Gabriela Silang near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) as Beijing continues to assert its dominance in the West Philippine Sea, an international maritime monitor said.&nbsp;Ray Powell, director of South China Sea monitor SeaLight, said the 100-meter CCG vessel 3302 tailed the 84-meter PCG ship patrolling about 50 to 75 nautical miles off the shoal.Another CCG vessel with bow number 3305 remained stationed at the entrance of the shoal, Powell said. <div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1832989387317203286&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-09-09T06%3A03%3A58.077064%3A343a113c-1c1d-4bde-b2f4-0dd1a0fc1823%26action%3Dedit%26popup&sessionId=0e6b09acbaed898683e4a1c34973dddaddfe39e0&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 720px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="1832989387317203286"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> &ldquo;Occasionally, I&#39;ll watch Philippine Coast Guard ships will go out and make a presence operation. They&#39;ll usually right about about 15 nautical miles from the shoal. And they will do the best they can to provide any support to fishermen that they can. But these days, they rarely get any closer than about [the entrance of the shoal,&rdquo; said Powell, a former US Air Force officer. &nbsp;Powell added that six Qiong Sansha Yu militia ships also arrived at Bajo de Masinloc from China&rsquo;s military base in Panganiban Reef (Mischief Reef) following a brief withdrawal due to tropical storm Enteng last week. &nbsp;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/8/chinese-ships-return-to-west-philippine-sea-after-enteng-1435">Chinese ships return to West PH Sea after Enteng</a>China seized control of Bajo de Masinloc from the Philippines following a 2012 standoff and has since deployed its coast guard and other vessels that Manila says harass Filipino ships and prevent its fishermen from accessing a fish-rich lagoon there.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/7/-stronger-greater-actions-needed-to-deter-china-in-west-philippine-sea-analysts-1539">&lsquo;Stronger, greater actions&rsquo; needed to deter China in West Philippine Sea &ndash; analysts</a> RELATED VIDEO:<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MuOxqvp-8cE?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>

Another CCG vessel with bow number 3305 remained stationed at the entrance of the shoal, Powell said. <div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1832989387317203286&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-09-09T06%3A03%3A58.077064%3A343a113c-1c1d-4bde-b2f4-0dd1a0fc1823%26action%3Dedit%26popup&sessionId=0e6b09acbaed898683e4a1c34973dddaddfe39e0&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 720px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="1832989387317203286"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> &ldquo;Occasionally, I&#39;ll watch Philippine Coast Guard ships will go out and make a presence operation. They&#39;ll usually right about about 15 nautical miles from the shoal. And they will do the best they can to provide any support to fishermen that they can. But these days, they rarely get any closer than about [the entrance of the shoal,&rdquo; said Powell, a former US Air Force officer. &nbsp;Powell added that six Qiong Sansha Yu militia ships also arrived at Bajo de Masinloc from China&rsquo;s military base in Panganiban Reef (Mischief Reef) following a brief withdrawal due to tropical storm Enteng last week. &nbsp;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/8/chinese-ships-return-to-west-philippine-sea-after-enteng-1435">Chinese ships return to West PH Sea after Enteng</a>China seized control of Bajo de Masinloc from the Philippines following a 2012 standoff and has since deployed its coast guard and other vessels that Manila says harass Filipino ships and prevent its fishermen from accessing a fish-rich lagoon there.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/7/-stronger-greater-actions-needed-to-deter-china-in-west-philippine-sea-analysts-1539">&lsquo;Stronger, greater actions&rsquo; needed to deter China in West Philippine Sea &ndash; analysts</a> RELATED VIDEO:<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MuOxqvp-8cE?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>

MANILA &mdash; A China Coast Guard vessel on Monday was seen tailing the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Gabriela Silang near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) as Beijing continues to assert its dominance in the West Philippine Sea, an international maritime monitor said.&nbsp;Ray Powell, director of South China Sea monitor SeaLight, said the 100-meter CCG vessel 3302 tailed the 84-meter PCG ship patrolling about 50 to 75 nautical miles off the shoal.

<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/172585894083120240516-atin-ito-wps-MT-46 (1).jpg" style="width: 950px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">The presence of the China Coast Guard persists despite the effort of the Philippine Coast Guard to block them and assist the four main vessels of the second civilian resupply mission of the Atin Ito Coalition to the Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on May 15, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File

A China Coast Guard vessel on Monday was seen tailing the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Gabriela Silang near Bajo de Masinloc as Beijing continues to assert its dominance in the West Philippine Sea.

A China Coast Guard vessel on Monday was seen tailing the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Gabriela Silang near Bajo de Masinloc as Beijing continues to assert its dominance in the West Philippine Sea.

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China tails PCG patrol vessel at Bajo de Masinloc

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