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Embassy denies dredger seized in Bataan was Chinese
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endIndex: The Chinese Embassy in Manila refuted reports claiming the vessel recently caught in Bataan was a Chinese dredger. (FILE PHOOT)
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 3) The Chinese Embassy in Manila refuted reports claiming the vessel recently caught in Bataan was a Chinese dredger.
The embassy said the ship is not registered in China nor did it have any Chinese nationals on board. Initial investigation on the identity of MV Zhonhai 68 by relevant Chinese authorities has shown that the ship is not registered in China and not a Chinese ship, said the embassy in a statement on Wednesday.
Chinese Embassy belies claims ship seized off Bataan came from China
Published February 3, 2021 1:17pm By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Wednesday refuted reports that the dredging ship that was recently seized by Philippine authorities in Bataan was from China. “Initial investigation on the identity of MV Zhonhai 68 by relevant Chinese authorities has shown that the ship is not registered in China and not a Chinese ship,” the embassy said, days after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the ship as a “Chinese dredger type vessel.” Also, the embassy said there was no Chinese national on the ship when it was apprehended by the joint operatives of the PCG and Bureau of Customs (BOC) due its illegal presence in waters off Orion Point on January 27.
(Chinese Embassy / MANILA BULELTIN)
“Initial investigation on the identity of MV Zhonhai 68 by relevant Chinese authorities has shown that the ship is not registered in China and not a Chinese ship,” the Chinese Embassy said in a statement posted on its website.
Citing information from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Chinese Embassy said the ship with IMO number 8692665, is “under the flag of Sierra Leone.”
It further noted that no Chinese national was onboard the dredging ship when authorities seized the vessel last month.
The Embassy also slammed what it described as mere “media speculation” regarding reports attributing the seized dredging vessel to China, even as it assured Philippine authorities of its readiness to render assistance in the investigation “should there be such a need.”
Published February 4, 2021, 6:00 AM
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