Several ships believed to be Chinese maritime militia were spotted by fishermen in Iroquois Reef in the West Philippine Sea in this photo taken in September. The military said an average of 25...
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Maritime Incidents
11 fishermen rescued in Zamboanga City
Authorities have rescued 11 fishermen on board a commercial fishing boat that capsized off the waters of Tictabon Island and Mampang in Zamboanga City on Wednesday, Nov. 30. A report from the PCG Station Zamboanga said they received a phone call from a resident of...
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PCG rescues 9 motorbanca crewmen off Zamboanga del Norte
The Philippine Coast Guard rescued nine crew members of a distressed motorbanca off Zamboanga del Norte, the PCG said on Sunday. PCG rescues 9 motorbanca crewmen off Zamboanga del Norte In an incident report, the rescued crewmen were identified as Henry Burong, 35,...
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Philippines Seeks Explanation From China Over Seizure of Rocket Debris
The Philippines has sought an official explanation from China’s government after a Chinese coast guard vessel reportedly seized Chinese rocket debris from Filipino navy personnel in the disputed South China Sea, officials said yesterday. Maria Theresa Daza, a...
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Robberies on Ships Underway Continue to Rise in the Singapore Strait
ReCAAP, the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia, is again highlighting an increase in sea robbery incidents in the Singapore Strait. Several of the international programs monitoring and reporting on sea piracy and...
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US military poised to return to Subic Bay, Philippines after 30 year absence, to counter China’s presence
The US military is likely to return to Subic Bay 30 years after relinquishing what was once their largest military base in Asia, due to concerns over China’s increasing maritime assertiveness, a top official of the local body overseeing the free port zone said. The...
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China denies using force to retrieve rocket debris in South China Sea
China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning tells a regular briefing that the object is debris from a rocket’s payload fairing – casing that protects the nose-cone of a spacecraft – launched by China China denied on Monday, November 21, that...
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Chinese Coast Guard Seizes Rocket Debris From Filipino Navy
Manila – The Chinese coast guard forcibly seized floating debris the Philippine navy was towing to its island in another confrontation in the disputed South China Sea, a Philippine military commander said Monday. The debris appeared to be from a Chinese rocket...
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Blasts heard near Thitu Island after Chinese vessel ‘forcefully’ takes rocket debris from Philippine boat
MANILA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Residents of the Philippines-occupied Thitu Island, part of the disputed Spratlys archipelago in the South China Sea, said they heard blasts after a maritime encounter between the Philippine Navy and the China Coast Guard....
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Tanker Aground off Singapore May Have Been Smuggling Venezuelan Oil
The circumstances around the Djibouti-flagged tanker than ran aground in Indonesian waters near Singapore are growing increasingly complicated. Initial reports said that the vessel was carrying a cargo of crude from Malaysia to China, but days after the grounding, the...
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Vessel runs aground in Jagna, Bohol; crew members safe
CEBU CITY–A passenger vessel ran aground at the Jagna Port in Bohol after it was dragged by strong winds and waves on Friday night, the Philippine Coast Guard – Central Visayas reported. PCG-7 spokesperson Ensign Jordz Emata, said no injuries were reported among the...
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Philippine lawmakers want to designate inter-island sea lanes amid Chinese incursions
At least three Philippine lawmakers want to designate sea lanes between the country’s islands where foreign ships would be allowed to travel, amid the continued presence of Chinese vessels in Manila’s waters and adjacent territorial sea. The lawmakers filed bills to...
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