Near noon, the latest information released by the Chinese Maritime Police on the island of Yunnan indicates that the Philippines raided more than 10 official vessels this morning, once again attacked Yunnan Island, while the Chinese maritime police vessels implemented scream warnings, navigation control, water cannon jets and other control measures on the Philippine official vessels.
During the fighting, Philippine official ships even struck the Chinese Maritime Police ships that intercepted them, causing the two sides to crash.
Although the official notification of the Chinese Maritime Police is simple and seems to be few words, it contains a large amount of information and may even have taken some regulatory measures that were rarely used before in dealing with similar incidents.
This rarely used control measure, from the information currently circulating on the network, should be a means of seizing official vessels committed by the Philippines, and it is expected that some of the Philippine official vessels will be seized by the Chinese maritime police.
According to unconfirmed news, at least five Philippine official ships were detained by Chinese marine police ships when they forcibly attacked the territorial waters of Huangyan Island, China. Three of them are Philippine Marine Police vessels and two are official vessels for aquatic fisheries.
The three ships were BRP Gabriela Silang, nicknamed 8301, BRP Cabra Cabra, nicknamed MRRV-4409, and BRP Datu Romapenet, nicknamed MMOV-3007.
The two official vessels are the official vessel BRP Datu M. Taradapit with hull number MMOV-3006 and the official vessel M/V Mamalakaya.
It is worth noting that the Philippine navy Gabriela Seelan, once in a collision in the Sandy Reef, struck the Chinese navy 5201 ship, and caused its own loss of power to have to major maintenance.
The coast guard ship 4409 Cabra is an old acquaintance. The Philippines is making trouble in the South China Sea, and it is present most of the time.
According to AIS data, the official ship BRP Datu M.Taradapit, nicknamed MMOV-3006, has dropped to zero after being controlled by the Chinese Maritime Guard ship, and ended up landing only about 14.5 nautical miles from Huangshan Island.
A few other Philippine ships are in a similar situation.
This suggests that the Philippine vessels have been controlled by the Chinese Maritime Police.The reason for the detention is, of course, the violation of the territorial sea of China's Yellowstone Island, that is, the violation of China's maritime sovereignty.The detention of them, as well as the Chinese Maritime Police's sovereign rights in the exercise of the country, is fully in accordance with international law.
According to Reuters and Bloomberg reports, the allegation that China has imposed control measures on several Philippine official ships circulated on the Internet, i.e. that they have been detained, the Philippine Maritime Commission spokesman Lopez denied, calling it a completely untrue lie.
In addition, the Philippine 3014 official vessel that actively struck the Chinese Maritime Police ship did not appear on the list of Philippine vessels detained by the Chinese Maritime Police and apparently escaped.
According to the video information published on the Internet, we can restore the general process of the Philippine official ship No.3014 colliding with the Chinese coast guard ship.
At about 10 o’clock this morning, the Philippine 3014 ship, after being repeatedly warned by the Chinese Maritime Police ship, not only did not retreat, but suddenly accelerated to the Chinese Maritime Police ship 3103, which was actually intercepted.
After being warned three times by a Chinese naval guard ship, the Philippine 3014 suddenly turned to the left, turning at about 30 degrees, directly hitting the left armor of the Chinese naval guard ship 3103.
As for the damage to both sides after the collision, it is not yet clear.
According to relevant information, the full-loaded drainage capacity of the 3014 was 180 tons, while the drainage capacity of the Chinese Maritime Police ship 3103 was 1500 tons, which is eight times more than the Philippine vessels, equivalent to a small single hit a large head.
In this way, it is obvious who suffers.
According to relevant AIS information, it is currently known that there are roughly 3301, 3302, 3305, 3306, 4202 and 21559 Chinese coast guard ships involved in the interception of Philippine ships on Huangyan Island.
It is estimated that there should also be Chinese Maritime Police vessels that did not open the AIS information.
This large-scale dispatch of ships by the Philippines to invade Huangyan Island is the most intense reaction taken by the Philippines since China announced the establishment of Huangyan Island Nature Reserve, and it is also the most thorough reaction planted by the Philippines when targeting Huangyan Island.
If confirmed by the Chinese maritime police, the capture of five ships would be a complete failure for the Philippines.
Previously, similar strikes on the Philippines, including supplies to the Yin'i Reef on the beach, we mostly hit with water cannons, and they were taken away.
But now Yellow Island, we are no longer allowed to handle it as before, because the establishment of Yellow Island Reserve means that we have had full administrative jurisdiction there.
The Philippines' such attack on Yellowstone Island is an infringement on the territory of China's territorial sea and must be strictly enforced.
This seizure of Philippine ships is only the beginning, and our law enforcement will become more and more stringent, and there will be no more opportunities for the Philippines to do so.
As for what will happen to the five Philippine ships detained this time, I believe we will still act on them, and it is impossible not to let the Philippines have a long memory.