Videos from the Philippine military suggest China used water cannons against the much-smaller Unaizah May 4 during a routine rotation and resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre
MANILA, Philippines – The China Coast Guard on Saturday, March 23, used water cannons against a Philippine resupply boat that was en route to the, “sustained heavy damages at around 08:52 due to the continued blasting of water cannons from the CCG vessels,” the Armed Forces of the Philippines said in a press statement on Saturday.
The CMM is a fishing fleet that China uses in the West Philippine Sea to augment its coast guard forces. Past midnight on March 23, the AFP announced that the Unaizah May 4 was again tapped to “complete its mission to sustain Philippine troops stationed at BRP Sierra Madre.” The boat, a civilian ship that the Navy contracts to bring supplies and troops to the Sierra Madre, was subject to the water cannons of two China Coast Guard ships during a mission earlier in March.
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