Philippines Says China Coast Guard Ship Deliberately Hit Fisheries Vessel Near Scarborough Shoal
The claim was relayed by a Kyodo dispatch from Manila with no immediate Chinese response reported.
Overview
- The Philippine Coast Guard announced on Oct. 12 that a China Coast Guard ship intentionally collided with a vessel from the Philippines’ Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
- The encounter occurred in waters near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
- Philippine authorities described the action as dangerous behavior involving an intentional collision.
- Japanese outlets carried the report based on a Kyodo News dispatch datelined Manila citing the Philippine Coast Guard.
- Scarborough Shoal, also referred to as Huangyan Island in Chinese, is a disputed area where confrontations between enforcement vessels recur.