Philippines shoos away Chinese ships in Sabina Shoal
May 5, 2021 11:26 AM PHT
Jairo Bolledo
Philippine ships shooed away Chinese maritime militias (CMM) vessels in Sabina (Escoda) Shoal near Palawan in the West Philippine Sea on at least two occasions in late April.
National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) reported late night Tuesday, May 4, that a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship two Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessels conducted maritime patrols in Sabina Shoal, located 130 nautical miles west of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, on April 27.
When the Philippine ships arrived in the shoal, they spotted seven CMM ships moored in stationary linear formation. Philippine authorities issued a series of challenges to warn the Chinese ships that were illegally roaming Philippine waters.