The China Coast Guard deployed water cannons and 'sideswiped' a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, according to the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS). The incident occurred during a maritime patrol on December 4, 2024.
This handout taken and released on December 4, 2024 by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea shows a China Coast Guard ship deploying water cannon at the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel BRP Datu Pagbuaya near Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea . The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired water cannon December 4 on a government vessel during a maritime patrol near the disputed Scarborough Shoal .
Other footage apparently taken from the Philippine ship showed its crew shouting “Collision! Collision!” as the much larger Chinese vessel approaches its right-hand side before crashing into it. China’s coast guard said in an initial statement that Philippine ships “came dangerously close” and that its crew’s actions had been “in accordance with the law.”
Video released by Manila said to be drone footage of the collision does not show the Philippine ship reversing.Scarborough Shoal—a triangular chain of reefs and rocks—has been a flashpoint between the countries since China seized it from the Philippines in 2012. Tensions between Manila and Beijing in the West Philippine Sea escalated last month when Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signed two laws defining the country’s sea waters and imposing fixed lanes for foreign ships, prompting China to summon the Philippine ambassador.
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