'Monster' Chinese ship joins swarm

by Franco Jose C. Baroña - Kristina Maralit - Javier Joe Ismael

Jul 15, 2023 12:40 am

(UPDATE) THE world's largest coast guard ship has joined other Chinese vessels that have been swarming near the Ayungin Shoal, which is inside the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

According to United States-based national security expert Ray Powell, the CCG (China Coast Guard) 5901, nicknamed 'the monster' because of its size, joined another CCG vessel, 4203, and the 'still-growing swarm' of 32 Chinese maritime vessels in Ayungin, identified in international maritime maps as the Second Thomas Shoal.

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