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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - This handout photo taken and released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on August 19, 2024 shows damage to the Coast Guard ship BRP Cape Engano (MRRV-4411) following a collision with a Chinese coast guard vessel near Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea.
MANILA, Aug 19 — The Philippine government said Monday that two of its coast guard ships were damaged in collisions with Chinese vessels that were conducting “unlawful and aggressive manoeuvres” near a disputed South China Sea reef.
The Chinese coast guard vessels’ actions near Sabina Shoal before dawn on Monday “resulted in collisions causing structural damage to both Philippine Coast Guard vessels”, Manila’s National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said in a statement.
China claims most of the South China Sea including Sabina Shoal, located 140 kilometres (86 miles) west of the Philippine island of Palawan, the closest major land mass.
Manila and Beijing have stationed coast guard vessels around the shoal in recent months, with the Philippines fearing China is about to build an artificial island there.
Jonathan Malaya, assistant director-general for the Philippine government’s National Security Council, said the BRP Cape Engano sustained a 13-centimetre (five-inch) hole in its right beam after the “aggressive manoeuvres” by a China Coast Guard vessel led to a collision at 3:24 am (1924 GMT Sunday).
The collision occurred 43 kilometres southeast of Sabina Shoal, he said.
A second Philippine coast guard ship, the BRP Bagacay, was “rammed twice” on both sides by a China coast guard vessel at 3:40 am and suffered “minor structural damage”, Malaya said, reading from a statement.
The second collision occurred 39 kilometres northwest of Sabina, he added.
The Filipino crew were unhurt and proceeded with their mission to resupply Philippine-garrisoned islands in the Spratly group, Malaya said. — AFP
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