Tarriela Says Chinese Coast Guard ‘Intentionally’ Rams BFAR Vessel
- On Friday, the China Coast Guard vessel CCG-21585 struck the Philippine vessel BRP Datu Magat Salamat near Abad Santos Shoal, damaging railings and deck equipment; Philippine officials described it as an 'intentional ramming.'
- The vessel was conducting a maritime patrol to deliver fuel subsidies to Filipino fisherfolk within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone, a flashpoint for confrontations with China Coast Guard vessels in recent years.
- Philippine Coast Guard Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela reported that CCG-21585 cut across the stern at about 10m distance; nine minutes later, the Chinese vessel repeated the maneuver, striking the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel.
- China's coast guard claimed the Philippine vessel 'bears full responsibility for the incident,' while the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea condemned the 'reckless act,' citing breaches of the 1972 Convention on Preventing Collisions at Sea.
- The vessel aborted its mission to assess seaworthiness in Coron as tensions persist; China continues rejecting the 2016 Arbitral Award that affirmed the Philippines' 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone.
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Tarriela says Chinese coast guard ‘intentionally’ rams BFAR vessel
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela said that the incident off Palawan involving a Philippine fisheries vessel and the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) early Friday was “intentional ramming” and not a collision. “It was not a collision, it was an intentional ramming done by the
(Beijing=Yonhap News) Correspondent Jung Sung-jo = A Chinese coast guard vessel and a Philippine government ship collided physically again in the disputed waters of the South China Sea.
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