A Chinese warship emitting a green laser is seen near Ayungin Shoal in the South China Sea on June 6. (Provided by the Philippine Coast Guard/Cooperative)
[Manila Joint]On the 13th, the Philippine Coast Guard said that a patrol ship that was on a replenishment mission to the navy near Ayungin Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on the 6th fired a laser from a Chinese Coast Guard ship. announced that he had received The crew was temporarily blinded and the ship’s dangerous maneuvering was denounced as a “clear violation of sovereignty”.
Security forces said the ship fired two green lasers. It approached about 140 meters behind the patrol boat. “We will maintain our presence and assert our sovereignty in order to protect our territory even if Chinese ships take aggressive actions at sea,” the security force said in a statement.
Ayungin Reef is located within the EEZ of the Philippines.
