broadsword
Brigadier
Since the Philippines has submitted evidence to a UN tribunal hearing their case, I think it is best they stay away from the scene. I absolutely will have no beef with the outcome of the hearing.
South East Asia Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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ManilaBoy45
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Philippines Accuses China Coast Guard of Armed Robbery
By AFP on April 23, 2015
The Philippines accused the Chinese coastguard on Thursday of robbing Filipino fishermen at gunpoint during a series of confrontations at a disputed shoal in the hotly contested South China Sea.Fishermen aboard three vessels with clear Chinese coastguard markings boarded two Philippine fishing boats in Scarborough Shoal on April 11, then took the crew’s catch, the Philippine fisheries bureau said.In one incident, the Filipino fishermen “were threatened and pointed with a gun before the Chinese forcibly took their fishes,” according to an incident report from the bureau sent to AFP.The gunmen also destroyed the Filipinos’ fishing equipment, the report said.
The two boats were among 20 Filipino vessels on an expedition in Scarborough Shoal, a rich fishing ground within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, it said.A week later three Chinese coastguard ships fired water cannon on a Philippine fishing boat, injuring at least three crewmen and destroying the ship’s glass windows, according to a separate report from the bureau.“This is unacceptable because the area is within our exclusive economic zone,” Philippine fisheries bureau head Asis Perez told AFP.“No country has the right to stop our fishermen from doing their jobs. That’s against international law.”
By AFP on April 23, 2015
The Philippines accused the Chinese coastguard on Thursday of robbing Filipino fishermen at gunpoint during a series of confrontations at a disputed shoal in the hotly contested South China Sea.Fishermen aboard three vessels with clear Chinese coastguard markings boarded two Philippine fishing boats in Scarborough Shoal on April 11, then took the crew’s catch, the Philippine fisheries bureau said.In one incident, the Filipino fishermen “were threatened and pointed with a gun before the Chinese forcibly took their fishes,” according to an incident report from the bureau sent to AFP.The gunmen also destroyed the Filipinos’ fishing equipment, the report said.
The two boats were among 20 Filipino vessels on an expedition in Scarborough Shoal, a rich fishing ground within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, it said.A week later three Chinese coastguard ships fired water cannon on a Philippine fishing boat, injuring at least three crewmen and destroying the ship’s glass windows, according to a separate report from the bureau.“This is unacceptable because the area is within our exclusive economic zone,” Philippine fisheries bureau head Asis Perez told AFP.“No country has the right to stop our fishermen from doing their jobs. That’s against international law.”
broadsword
Brigadier
Sounds more like confiscation to me. But let us hear from China's side.
ManilaBoy45
Junior Member
Chinese Frigate Shoos Away PAF Fokker Aircraft on WPS Patrol
7:38 PM, Apr 23, 2015
Updated 8:04 PM, Apr 23, 2015
MANILA, Philippines – A Chinese Navy frigate on Sunday, April 19, ordered a Philippine Air Force (PAF) on patrol in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to stay away from the Chinese-occupied Subi (Zamora) Reef, according to the military.A well-placed Rappler source in the military said the Chinese frigate reportedly fired a flare – a blaze of light used to send a warning – at a Philippine Air Force (PAF) Fokker plane flying near Subi Reef.
He said the frigate was calling out the Philippine plane for getting "a little too close" to its location. The Fokker plane immediately vacated the area and aborted the patrol mission to avoid conflict, he said, citing an intelligence report.Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Joselito Kakilala downplayed the incident. He said the Chinese frigate only blinked its lights to order the Philippine plane away."They were conducting maritime patrol over Pag-Asa and was passing through Subi Reef when the Chinese frigate blinked its lights," Kakilala told Rappler Thursday evening.
7:38 PM, Apr 23, 2015
Updated 8:04 PM, Apr 23, 2015
MANILA, Philippines – A Chinese Navy frigate on Sunday, April 19, ordered a Philippine Air Force (PAF) on patrol in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to stay away from the Chinese-occupied Subi (Zamora) Reef, according to the military.A well-placed Rappler source in the military said the Chinese frigate reportedly fired a flare – a blaze of light used to send a warning – at a Philippine Air Force (PAF) Fokker plane flying near Subi Reef.
He said the frigate was calling out the Philippine plane for getting "a little too close" to its location. The Fokker plane immediately vacated the area and aborted the patrol mission to avoid conflict, he said, citing an intelligence report.Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Joselito Kakilala downplayed the incident. He said the Chinese frigate only blinked its lights to order the Philippine plane away."They were conducting maritime patrol over Pag-Asa and was passing through Subi Reef when the Chinese frigate blinked its lights," Kakilala told Rappler Thursday evening.
kwaigonegin
Colonel
Is it premature for me to post this pic here yet ; ) lol
Probably is premature.Is it premature for me to post this pic here yet ; ) lol
The Philippine forces are so minimal and outgunned that I doubt they will engage.
For example, this Fokker. The Philippines has there of these aircraft, two configured for transorpt (a single F27-100, and a single F27-500F), and this one, a F27-200MAR, is the ONLY Fokker in their service capable of maritime patrol.
Here it is:
But that's it for maritime patrol...those three aircraft.
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Miragedriver
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One of the Vietnamese Kilo Class
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Miragedriver
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Vietnamese military parade:
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