Philippines says coast guard ship, supply boat hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal

Sunday, 22 October 2023
A Philippine government task force said the collisions occurred off Second Thomas Shoal as two Philippine supply boats escorted by two Philippine coast guard ships were heading to deliver food and other supplies to the atoll in the face of a years-long Chinese blockade. The shoal is one of the most fiercely contested areas in the busy South China Sea, where China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei have had overlapping territorial claims for decades.

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China, Philippines trade accusations over collision in South China Sea

China and the Philippines are involved in a dispute over a collision in the South China Sea, where Chinese vessels blocked a Philippine boat supplying forces....
IndiaTimes on October 22, 2023

Philippines says coast guard ship, supply boat hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal

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