Things are heating up all over….
People’s Daily:
A #Philippine supply ship illegally entered the waters near Ren’ai Jiao in China’s Nansha Islands on Monday. The China Coast Guard (CCG) took control measures against the Philippine vessel in accordance with law. At 5:59 am, the Philippine ship ignored multiple warnings from the Chinese side, went against the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, and approached Chinese vessels navigating normally in a deliberate, dangerous and unprofessional way, resulting in a collision. The responsibility for the incident lies entirely with the Philippine side:
#UPDATE A Philippine ship and a Chinese vessel collided near the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, Beijing's Coast Guard says.
Beijing claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea, brushing aside competing claims from several Southeast Asian nations… pic.twitter.com/TpN6Ibeskz
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 17, 2024
China Coast Guard: Philippine supply ship bumped Chinese ship at Ayungin Shoal t.co/X5oSO2ywmf via @rapplerdotcom
— bella (@isabelmerana) June 17, 2024
A #Philippine supply ship illegally entered the waters near Ren'ai Jiao in China's Nansha Islands on Monday. The China Coast Guard (CCG) took control measures against the Philippine vessel in accordance with law. At 5:59 am, the Philippine ship ignored multiple warnings from the… pic.twitter.com/bFSkBjTfBD
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) June 17, 2024
In addition, 🇵🇭#Philippines Coast Guard patrol ship BRP Bacagay was intercepted at 08:00 by 🇨🇳#China maritime militia ship Qiong Sansha Yu 00103, approx 20nm SE of 2nd Thomas Shoal. Both vessels now headed SW at 5 knots. [🧵2/x] pic.twitter.com/60UHWXWWti
— Ray Powell (@GordianKnotRay) June 17, 2024
Per @daily_maritime, at least 3 🇨🇳#China Coast Guard ships are in the 2nd Thomas Shoal area as of this morning. All are running "dark" (not broadcasting detectable AIS transponder signals). Still developing … [🧵3/x] t.co/hMOjvWFRnn
— Ray Powell (@GordianKnotRay) June 17, 2024
What did the Chinese coast guard say about the collision?
The Chinese coast guard accused the Philippine ship of having “illegally broken into the sea near Ren’ai Reef in China’s Nansha Islands,” using Beijing’s official term for the Spratly Islands.
“The Philippine replenishment ship ignored many solemn warnings from the Chinese side,” Beijing’s coast guard said in a statement.
It “approached the… Chinese vessel in an unprofessional way, resulting in a collision”, the statement read.
“The Chinese Coast Guard took control measures against the Philippine ship in accordance with the law,” it said, without elaborating further.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/philippine-chinese-ships-collide-in-south-china-sea/ar-BB1olaoM?
h/t Flying Elvii