A China Coast Guard vessel again blasted a Filipino supply boat with water cannons during the latter's attempt to bring much needed supplies to soldiers stationed at the Ayungin (Scarborough) Shoal.
MANILA, Philippines — A China Coast Guard vessel again blasted a Filipino supply boat with water cannons during the latter's attempt to bring much needed supplies to soldiers stationed at the Ayungin Shoal, the Armed Forces of the Philippines reported Saturday morning.
"At 08:38 AM, the Philippine supply vessel Unaizah May 4 was subjected to direct water cannoning by two CCG vessels near Ayungin Shoal," said the AFP today. Beijing, to this day, claims most of the South China Sea — a body of water which overlaps with the West Philippine Sea — even after theThe AFP earlier said that the UM4 was a civilian vessel and contracted to conduct a roation and resupply operation at the Ayungin Shoal to sustain Filipino troops stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre.
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