US EditionCCG Ship Spotted 'Pretty Close' to Manila Bay to 'Intercept' PCG Vessel
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PH ship picks up 'Chinese escort' off Bajo de Masinloc
MANILA, Philippines — Chinese ships were yet again spotted off Luzon, tailing Philippine vessels sailing off for Bajo de Masinloc on Friday morning, according to a maritime expert."China seems determined to intercept and escort any Philippine ship moving in Scarborough Shoal's general direction," said former United States Air Force official and ex-Defense Attaché Ray Powell on X (formerly Twitter).Powell said China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5303 …
CCG ship spotted 'pretty close' to Manila Bay to 'intercept' PCG vessel
PHOTO FROM SEALIGHT [Updated Aug. 15, 2025, 6:55 p.m.] MANILA, Philippines — A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship was spotted “pretty close” off Manila Bay on Friday, apparently moving to intercept a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel en route to the general area of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal days after the collision there, according to a West Philippine Sea monitor. However, Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, clar…
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has insisted that for the first time, it was unable to fly a drone when another incident occurred in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). According to PCG Commodore Jay Tarriela, it is possible that the People’s Republic of China caused a “signal jam” that prevented them from launching a drone when there was a new tension in the waters off Bajo de Masinloc. Tarriela said that the China Coast Guard (CCG) also did not re…
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