The allies' police coast guards intercepted an enemy vessel and exchanged gunfire in the simulated attack. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BATAAN, Philippines - The Philippines on Tuesday “neutralised” a simulated terrorist threat off the coast of Bataan province in the South China Sea, as part of its first coast guard drills with defence allies the United States and Japan, amid tensions with China.
A vessel from the US Coast Guard and the Japan Coast Guard were on standby as they received radio updates about the operation from a PCG officer.The USCG’s Stratton cutter vessel and the JCG’s Akitsushima vessel went into action after five other crew members jumped overboard, signaling the start of the search and rescue part of the trilateral exercises.
There are also ongoing talks between the four countries on holding joint coast guard patrols in the South China Sea.
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