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CCG ship on 'patrol' in Batangas

(UPDATES) A CHINA Coast Guard (CCG) vessel has inched closer to the Philippines, sailing past an island located just 40 kilometers west of Calatagan in Batangas over the weekend, a maritime group said.

Based on monitoring by SeaLight, a maritime transparency project that monitors and reports activities in the South China Sea, the 135-meter CCG 5303 arrived 60 nautical miles west of Lubang Island at 4:20 p.m. on Sunday.

China Coast Guard (CCG). File Photo