Metro Manila, Philippines – The Chinese coast guard fired a water cannon and allegedly sideswiped a vessel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) doing marine research in the vicinity of Pagasa Cay in the West Philippine Sea, the agency said in a statement Thursday, May 22.
It said China Coast Guard vessel 21559 trained a water cannon at the BRP Datu Sanday on Wednesday morning and sideswiped the ship twice, resulting in “some damage to the latter’s port bow and smokestack, and putting at risk lives of its civilian personnel on board.”
“This incident marks the first time water cannons have been used against DA-BFAR research vessels in the area of the Pagasa Cays,” the BFAR said.
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WATCH: A Chinese coast guard vessel fires a water cannon and sideswipes a vessel of the Bureau of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the vicinity of Pag-asa Cay 2 in the West Philippine Sea.
The BFAR said BRP Datu Sanday and another vessel, BRP Datu Pagbuaya, were on a… pic.twitter.com/tybXEInZas
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