The Philippine Coast Guard video shows the Chinese ships crashing while pursuing the Philippine ship in dispute waters

A ship from the Chinese Navy crashed with another ship operated by the coastal guard of its own country on Monday, while the latter chased a patrol of philippines at high speed at the South China Sea, according to Manila officials.

The incident occurred near Scarborough Shoal, an enemy in dispute in disputed waters.

The collision video, which the spokesman for the Philippine Coast Guard, Jay Tarriela, shared on social networks in its consequences, shows a ship of the Chinese coast guard that attacks the Patrol’s boat Filipina before a marine warship that belongs to the Chinese army suddenly suddenly in front of him. The patrol was among several Filipino ships that transported fuel and supplies to fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal, as part of an initiative of the Filipino government that calls its coastal guard that supports the country’s fishing industry, according to the Philippine Information Agency.

In the video images, the Chinese coast guard ship seems to hit the port of the warship, which forces both to stop while the Philippine boat continues to sail. Tarriela said in a statement that the collision took place when the Chinese Coast Guard “performed a risky maneuver” in the search for the patrol, which resulted in “substantial damage” for the Chinese ship.

The Chinese Coast Guard blamed the Filipino ships for the confrontation. Gan Yu, a Chinese Coast Guard spokesman, told the Chinese state news agency Xinhua that Filipino ships entrusted and ignored repeated warnings of China. However, he did not specifically mention a collision and said that all the actions of the China Coast Guard were professionals and legitimate.

Tarriela said the Philippine Coast Guard “immediately offered support” to the Chinese Coast Guard crew, “including assistance with the recovery of man and medical aid” for anyone injured. The scope of any damage to the Chinese boat or damage to the members of the crew on board was not clear based on the images of Tarriela.

The Philippines officials urged the Chinese government to adhere to the international rules that aim to prevent maritime collisions, with the Philippine Foreign Affairs Department in a statement that “has repeatedly emphasized the importance of maritime security, and is prepared to work with relevant parts to extract lessons from this incident.”

Monday’s incident follows the growing tensions between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea, such as China has repeatedly rammed Filipino ships In that region and hit them with water cannons in recent years, “60 minutes,” he said before. Tarriela said the Chinese ships threw water cannons on the patrol boats of the Philippines during their last match, but the ships evaded them.

Last September, A “60 minutes” team First hand witness an incident in which a Chinese coastal guard got into a ship in the Philippine Coast Guard that had been deployed for a mission to replenish ships and stations in the South China Sea. The damaged Filipino ship was forced to leave the first stop of its mission when the Chinese ships surrounded him and followed him closely.

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