️🇨🇳🇵🇭 China Coast Guard vessel CCG-21585 on Friday hit the Philippine BFAR vessel BRP Datu Magat Salamat near Abad Santos Shoal, about 54 nautical miles from Palawan, while the Philippine vessel was providing fuel assistance to Philippine fishermen, damaging its de-juck rig.

️🇨🇳🇵🇭 China Coast Guard vessel CCG-21585 on Friday hit the Philippine BFAR vessel BRP Datu Magat Salamat near Abad Santos Shoal, about 54 nautical miles from Palawan, while the Philippine vessel was providing fuel assistance to Philippine fishermen, damaging its de-juck rig.

The Philippine Coast Guard called it a deliberate attack on a civilian vessel on a humanitarian mission, while CCG spokesman Jiang Lu said the Philippine ship ignored warnings and crossed the bow of the Chinese ship, calling the Philippine side responsible and describing the Chinese ship's actions as professional and legal.