The Chinese-flagged research vessel spotted on the waters of Bicol and Eastern Visayas turned off its automatic identification system (AIS) as it sailed without prior coordination with Philippine authorities, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Thursday.
The Chinese-flagged research vessel spotted on the waters of Bicol and Eastern Visayas turned off its automatic identification system as it sailed without prior coordination with Philippine authorities, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Thursday.According to Jun Veneracion's report on 24 Oras, the AFP will continue conducting maritime patrols even after confirming that the Chinese vessel Shen Kuo has already left Philippine territory.
The Shen Kuo then moved southward within 11 nautical miles off the coast of Mapanas, Northern Samar on April 25, before traveling north again until it reached the waters off Catanduanes.Although there were indications that the Shen Kuo conducted marine research in the area, the Philippine Navy said this did not violate the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , the 24 Oras report said.
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