MV BRP DATU SANDAY

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Another clash at disputed shoal

The Philippine government accused the Chinese Coastguard vessels with bow number 21551 and 21555 ramming the BRP 'Datu Sanday,' while a Chinese Caastguard vessel with bow number 4103 employed water cannon, which damaged its navigation equipment, on Aug 25. China Coast Guard vessels made close perilous maneuvers that resulted in ramming, blasted horns, and deployed water cannons against the 'Datu Sandy', causing an engine failure near the Sabina Shoal. The China Coastguard said it took "control measures" after the Philippine vessel entered waters the a disputed shoal 86 nautical miles west of the Philippine island of Palawan and about 1,200 kilometers from Hainan island, The 'Datu Sanday' made its way to a rendezvous point in the West Philippine Sea with another BFAR vessel. Reports with photos and video: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/08/25/2380489/china-coast-guard-vessels-ram-bfar-ship-headed-escoda-shoal https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/national/china-vessels-ram-water-cannon-ph-ship/ar-AA1pokvZ https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/25/bfar-assessing-damage-to-vessel-after-ramming-incident-with-chinese-ships-1957

Chinese Coastguard tried to block Philippines from supplying fishermen

The Philippines on Feb 25, 2024, accused the Chinese Coastguard of attempting to block the BRP 'Datu Sanday' from delivering supplies to fishermen, the second such alleged incident near a disputed reef in two weeks. The BRP 'Datu Sanday' was supplying fuel to fishermen near the Scarborough Shoal when it was harassed by a China Coast Guard vessel and three other Chinese ships on Febr 22. Three of the four Chinese vessels came within 100 metres of the bow. An incident report also listed shadowing, vessel transponder jamming and other dangerous manoeuvres. Despite these manoeuvres, the naster of the ship managed to evade the blocking attempts. A week earlier, the BRP 'Datu Tamblot' had a similar encounter in the area.