Other MoA event in Philippines on Wed 4th December 2024

China Coast Guard water cannons, rams BFAR vessel in Bajo de Masinloc The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Wednesday launched water cannon attacks and rammed a vessel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) that was on a maritime patrol in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea.
The first of two water cannon attacks by CCG 3302 were aimed "directly at the vessel's navigational antennas while it was located 16 nautical miles south of Bajo de Masinloc," said Commodore Jay Tarriela, spokesman of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for the West Philippine Sea.

The BFAR and the PCG had been conducting a routine maritime patrol in the area when they "encountered aggressive actions" from China Coast Guard vessels, Tarriela said.

At around 6:30 a.m., CCG 3302 fired a water cannon at BFAR vessel BRP Datu Pagbuaya (MMOV 3003).

The Chinese ship then "intentionally sideswiped the BRP Datu Pagbuaya on its starboard side," following up with a second water cannon attack at 6:55 a.m.