• 4 months ago
Tensions flared anew in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels collided in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal during a resupply mission on Monday, Aug. 19.

PCG ships BRP Bagacay (MRRV-4410) and BRP Cape Engaño (MRRV-4411) were en route to Patag (Flat) Island and Lawak (Nanshan) Island to bring supplies to troops guarding the Philippine-occupied features when they were subjected to “unlawful and aggressive maneuvers” by the CCG, according to the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS).

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00:00These dangerous maneuvers resulted in collisions causing structural damage to
00:06both Philippine Coast Guard vessels. At approximately 324 a.m. while navigating
00:12about 23.01 nautical miles southeast of Escoda Shoal, BRP Cape
00:18Ingano was subjected to aggressive maneuvers by CCGB 3104. This resulted in
00:26a collision with a starboard beam of the vessel creating a hole on the deck.
00:43We are of course disappointed again with this development coming from the
00:48preliminary understanding because we have a preliminary understanding with
00:52them in so far as Second Tomas Shoal is concerned or BRP Sierra Madre is
00:58concerned but this despite this preliminary understanding which we hope
01:04was the first book first page in a new chapter between Philippine and PRC
01:11relations we have this another incident. I can fairly say that this is the biggest
01:17damage a structural damage that we have incurred as a result of the dangerous
01:23maneuver carried out by the Chinese Coast Guard. The size of the suspected
01:27area that is being reclaimed remains to be the same. This means that we remain to
01:33be successful in preventing the small scale reclamation from being completed.

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