(UPDATE) A CHINA Coast Guard (CCG) ship fired a water cannon and 'sideswiped' a Philippine vessel during a maritime patrol near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said.
A CHINA Coast Guard ship fired a water cannon and 'sideswiped' a Philippine vessel during a maritime patrol near Bajo de Masinloc , the Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said.Video released by the PCG showed a Chinese coast guard ship firing a torrent of water at the BFAR vessel BRP Datu Pagbuaya.
This handout photo taken and released on Dec. 4, 2024 by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea shows a China Coast Guard ship deploying water cannon at the Phillipine 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 Dec. 4 on a government vessel during a maritime patrol near the disputed Scarborough Shoal.
The water cannon was aimed 'directly at the vessel's navigational antennas,' the PCG and BFAR said in a joint statement.The Chinese vessel 'intentionally sideswiped' the ship before launching a second water cannon attack, the statement said.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.
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