It happened near the disputed scarborough shoal, an area that has been a flashpoint between the two countries in recent years. Take a look at these pictures. The filipino authorities said its boats had been involved in a mission to deliver fuel and food to fishermen in the area. It Accused Beijing of once again installing a floating barrier across the entrance to ther shoal. Chinese state media reports its coastguard as saying it had expelled a Philippine Coast guard ship and other vessels from the area. Lets get more from our South East Asia correspondentjonathan head, who was on the filipino vessel. Im on board the philippines coastguard ship the Chinese Media are saying be expelled. We are being shadowed, you can see over there one chinese coastguard ship on that side, three orfour binders, so many chinese ships in this area. They dominate it, they kick to the Philippines Out of here 12 years ago. This is part of a mission to re establish the philippines presents. I would not say th
This tactic consists of blasting another ship with a powerful stream of water using a high-pressure water cannon. Gaute Friis | AUGUST 7, 2023 CCG 31101 blasts a VCG vessel with water cannon, May 5, 2014. (Source: VCG) Gaute Friis Analyst As of this writing, the Philippines has just produced evidence that its coast guard…