Philippines Says 3 Dead in Ramming Incident Off Disputed Shoal

10/04/2023 09:40
Philippines Says 3 Dead in Ramming Incident Off Disputed Shoal

Three persons are dead after a Philippine fishing boat was rammed by an unidentified commercial vessel in waters off a disputed South China Sea shoal, the nation’s coast guard said.

Three persons are dead after a Philippine fishing boat was rammed by an unidentified commercial vessel in waters off a disputed South China Sea shoal, the nation’s coast guard said.

Eleven crew members survived the incident, which took place early Monday 85 nautical miles northwest of Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Wednesday, citing details provided by one of the survivors.

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