Chinese Coast Guard blocks, tails Philippines survey ship

Capt. John

A CHINESE Coast Guard vessel blocked and pursued a Philippine National Mapping vessel BRP Hydrographer Ventura and the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Gabriela Silang as they sailed for the Bajo de Masinloc, according to Manila’s GMA News. The Philippine vessels were on their way to the Bajo de Masinloc, also known as the Scarborough Shoal, to conduct a hydrographic survey. However, the CCG vessel blocked the Philippine vessels 35 nautical miles from Luzon’s coast – the limit of China’s nine-dash...

https://www.seanews.com.tr/chinese-coast-guard-blocks-tails-philippines-survey-ship/200094/

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