(UPDATE) A PHILIPPINE vessel carrying supplies for Filipino troops at the Ayungin Shoal was hit by water cannons from two China Coast Guard (CCG) ships, sustaining 'heavy damage,' the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday.
A PHILIPPINE vessel carrying supplies for Filipino troops at the Ayungin Shoal was hit by water cannons from two China Coast Guard ships, sustaining 'heavy damage,' the Philippine Coast Guard said on Saturday.The Unaizah on May 4 was en route to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre at 8:52 a.m. when the incident occurred.'Unaizah May 4 sustained heavy damage ... due to the continued blasting of water cannons from two CCG vessels,' the PCG said.
'The Philippines will not be deterred — by veiled threats or hostility — from exercising our legal rights over our maritime zones, including Ayungin Shoal, which forms part of our EEZ and continental shelf,' it added. 'We demand that China demonstrate in deeds and not in words that it is a responsible and trustworthy member of the international community.'CCG warningThe CCG also issued a warning after the incident.
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