China and Philippines blame each other for a collision of their coast guard ships off the disputed Sabina Shoal (called Xianbin by the Chinese and Escoda by Filipinos).
China and Philippines blame each other for a collision of their coast guard ships off the disputed Sabina Shoal .This frame grab from handout video shows a Chinese coast Guard ship colliding with Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua near the Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea.
A Chinese coast guard spokesperson said Saturday's incident took place off the disputed Sabina Shoal, which has emerged as a new hotspot in the long-running maritime confrontations between Manila and Beijing. No crew members were injured during the incident but the ship's bridge wing and freeboard were damaged. A hole was also found.
The discovery this year of piles of crushed coral at the shoal ignited suspicion in Manila that Beijing was planning to build another permanent base there, which would be its closest outpost to the Philippine archipelago.
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