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The PCG says the mission was carried out ‘regardless of the threatening presence of varied CCG small vessels’
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine forces – the navy and its coast guard – have been in a position to evacuate Philippine Navy personnel from the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on July 7, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) mentioned Tuesday, July 9, regardless of efforts by its Chinese language counterpart to hamper the operation.
“The PCG confronted quite a few obstructing and delaying maneuvers by CCG (China Coast Guard) vessels, however they remained steadfast to their humanitarian mission and was in a position to full the switch of the sick personnel from the LS-57 RHIB to the PCG RHIB,” mentioned Commodore Jay Tarriela in a press release to media.
RHIB refers to inflexible hull inflatable boats or small dingeys that bigger PCG or navy ships deploy to move folks and small gadgets, or to achieve shallower waters.
Two PCG vessels – the BRP Cabra and BRP Cape Engaño – rendezvoused with the RHIB deployed from the BRP Sierra Madre, a rusting warship that’s been beached on Ayungin Shoal or Second Thomas Shoal since 1999. The atoll is positioned inside the Philippines’ unique financial zone (EEZ) however like a lot of the South China Sea, China claims it as a part of its territory.
“Regardless of the threatening presence of varied CCG small vessels, the PCG RHIB was in a position to return to the principle PCG vessel with out additional interruption. The sick personnel was then supplied with pressing medical consideration. The personnel is now steady,” mentioned Tarriela.
Video from the PCG exhibits three metal hull CCG vessels and one Chinese language Navy RHIB surrounding the 2 RHIBs of the PCG and BRP Sierra Madre.
Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Admiral Roy Trinidad earlier instructed a press convention {that a} soldier deployed to the BRP Sierra Madre wanted quick medical help.
With out disclosing the specifics of his case, Trinidad mentioned the soldier was already recovering at a navy hospital in mainland Palawan.
Ayungin Shoal is a flashpoint for tensions between Manila and Beijing within the West Philippine Sea.
The CCG routinely harasses Philippine missions out and in of the shoal, together with medical evacuations.
On June 17, the worst and most violent confrontation between Philippine and Chinese language personnel occurred simply on the foot of the BRP Sierra Madre, with CCG personnel harassing, towing, boarding, and destroying the RHIBs of the Philippine Navy. The Philippines has demanded that China pay for the broken RHIBs and gear, in addition to pay for the rehabilitation of a soldier who misplaced his finger from China’s high-speed ramming.
The Philippine navy additionally desires China to return the seven rifles it took through the incident. – Rappler.com
