PH ship on resupply mission to troops damaged in collision with Chinese vessel in SCS

by Franco Jose C. Baroña - Agence France-Presse

Mar 05, 2024 11:13 am

MANILA, Philippines: The Philippine Coast Guard said one of its ships was damaged on Tuesday in a collision with a China Coast Guard vessel during a rotation and resupply (RoRe) mission in the South China Sea.

Chinese coast guard and other vessels undertook 'dangerous maneuvers and blocking,' leading to a collision that resulted in 'minor structural damage to the PCG (Philippine Coast Guard) vessel,' PCG Commodore Jay Tarriela said.

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