Aug 1 Update: Taiwanese Coast Guard said that after an extensive search, PP-10053 established contact with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ship. The PLAN ship’s commander said that his ship had been damaged in the collision as well and needed to return to Xiamen Port for repairs, according to the report.
The PLAN ship refused to stop and submit to inspection and ceased communications with the Taiwanese patrol boat. Due to the darkness at the late-night hour, the Chinese ship’s number...