A Chinese coast guard vessel targeted a PCG boat supporting a resupply mission by the Philippine Navy for soldiers guarding the Ayungin Shoal in the WPS with military-grade laser, temporarily blinding some of the PCG personnel on board.
A Chinese coast guard vessel targeted a Philippine Coast Guard boat supporting a resupply mission by the Philippine Navy for soldiers guarding the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea with military-grade laser, temporarily blinding some of the PCG personnel on board.
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative of the US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies had earlier reported that China’s coast guard has stepped up its patrols in maritime waters that Beijing is claiming in the South China Sea. In August last year, the same China Coast Guard vessel also prevented PCG ships from getting closer to the Ayungin Shoal while providing security to a Navy resupply mission.inched closer to the shoal at a distance of 2.5 nautical miles.
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