MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel, helicopter and aircraft confronted and actively challenged the world's largest coast guard vessel from China called "The Monster," following its incursion in Philippine waters on Saturday, sailing to just 54 nautical miles off the coast of Capones Island in Zambales.
According to the PCG, it was able to detect the presence of CCG 5901 on Thursday using Canada's advanced Dark Vessel Detection (DVD) system, which enables the monitoring of vessels operating without active transponders.
