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PCG: China's monster ship, other CCG vessels detected near Bajo de Masinloc

PCG: China's monster ship, other CCG vessels detected near Bajo de Masinloc

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 PCG: China monster ship, other CCG vessels detected near Bajo de Masinloc. Screenshot from a video by the PCG


MANILA — The Philippine Coast Guard has detected the presence of China Coast Guard vessels in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc, or Scarborough Shoal, off Zambales in the West Philippine Sea.

In a statement late Tuesday, Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said the agency detected the presence of three Chinese Coast Guard vessels in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc, including CCG 5901,  the largest coast guard ship in the world and often referred to as the "monster ship."

The detection came as BRP Teresa Magbanua was "actively challenging" Chinese Coast Guard vessels off the coast of Zambales.

BRP Cabra, PCG's 44-meter vessel, arrived at Subic Port on Tuesday morning to unload the remaisn of a fisherman recovered Monday, Tarriela said. 

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BRP Cabra's departure from the area where the Chinese Coast Guard has been illegally lingering led Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan to order the deployment of the BRP Teresa Magbanua, he said.

Tarriela said the PCG is "committed to ensuring the safety of our fishermen, safeguarding our maritime jurisdiction, enforcing international law, and preventing escalation of tensions."

Beijing claims the waters around Scarborough Shoal — a chain of reefs that it seized from the Philippines in 2012.

The triangular chain of reefs and rocks is 240 kilometers west of the Philippines' main island of Luzon and nearly 900 kilometers from the nearest major Chinese land mass of Hainan.

Philippine and Chinese vessels have clashed frequently in the past year, resulting in injuries and damages.

—with a report from Agence France-Presse


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