PCG vessel hits China coast guard ship that blocked its path
Published March 27, 2024 9:07pm The Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Cabra accidentally hit a China Coast Guard ship that blocked its path on Saturday. According to a report on “24 Oras,” the Philippine Coast Guard said the CCG boat 4103 chased BRP Cabra and blocked its path to prevent it from catching up with […]
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The Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Cabra accidentally hit a China Coast Guard ship that blocked its path on Saturday.
According to a report on “24 Oras,” the Philippine Coast Guard said the CCG boat 4103 chased BRP Cabra and blocked its path to prevent it from catching up with the resupply vessel Unaizah May 4.
The PCG vessel accidentally hit the Chinese ship because of the latter’s speed.
A video clip showed the hole suffered by the Chinese vessel.
Another footage showed how BRP Cabra and Sindangan were surrounded by boats of China’s coast guard and the maritime militia.
“When BRP Cabra was really doing all possible actions to outmaneuver the China Coast Guard vessel, we even accidentally collided with China Coast Guard 4103,” PCG spokesman on the West Philippine Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela said.
“So on our part, wala naman masyadong naging significant damage to the seaworthiness of BRP Cabra. We still have to consider itong collision regulation and we also have to prevent the possibility of esclating the tension,” he added.
