The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) successfully challenged the intrusion of a Chinese Coast Guard vessel, known as the 'Monster,' into the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
A Philippine Coast Guard officer on board BRP Cabra on Saturday calls out Chinese Coast Guard vessel 5901, also known as the Monster, for intruding into the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone ( EEZ ). Inset shows the Chinese vessel which was spotted 54 miles off the coast of Capones Island, Zambales.
(PCG)The China Coast Guard’s (CCG) mammoth patrol vessel, the CCG 5901, also called the “Monster,” withdrew from its position near Capones Island in Zambales province after being challenged by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) over the weekend. Commodore Jay Tarriela, the PCG’s spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), said Saturday evening that the intruder had fallen back to around 85 nautical miles away from its position when it was first spotted.The Monster was spotted some 54 nautical miles from Capones Island when the PCG monitored its presence using Canada’s Dark Vessel Detection (DVD) system. Tarriela said that upon being detected by a state-of-the-art system for finding lurking ships, PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan promptly dispatched BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) along with a PCG helicopter and PCG Caravan to verify the incursion and assert their presence. “By around 1700H this afternoon, MRRV 4409 and the PCG Caravan confirmed that the Chinese vessel was indeed in the area identified by the DVD,” he recounted. “The PCG vessel and aircraft continuously challenged the presence of the Chinese Coast Guard, emphasizing that it was operating within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in accordance with the Philippine Maritime Zones Law and UNCLOS,” he added. Tarriela said that the BRP Cabra continues to monitor the Chinese vessel’s movement, which was last monitored heading west. “It did not execute any aggressive actions… or carry out dangerous maneuvers. When we approached it moved awa
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