JAKARTA — Indonesian patrol ships drove a Chinese coast guard vessel away from a survey boat in a disputed area of the South China Sea (SCS) for the second time in four days, Indonesian authorities said on Thursday.
JAKARTA — Indonesian patrol ships drove a Chinese coast guard vessel away from a survey boat in a disputed area of the South China Sea for the second time in four days, Indonesian authorities said on Thursday.Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency said a Chinese ship approached the MV Geo Coral on Monday and Wednesday, interrupting a seismic data survey being conducted by the state energy company PT Pertamina in a part of the South China Sea claimed by both countries.
On Wednesday morning, the Chinese ship again approached the site of the seismic survey and did not respond to hails from the Indonesian coast guard, which again drove the vessel away, the MSA said.'Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency will continue to conduct intensive patrols and monitoring in the waters of North Natuna to ensure that seismic survey activities run smoothly and maintain Indonesia's sovereignty and sovereign rights,' the statement said.
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