US EditionPhilippines says fishermen hurt, boats damaged by China in South China Sea
Chinese coast guard attacks injured three Filipino fishermen and damaged two boats during confrontations near Sabina Shoal, targeting about 20 fishing boats, Philippine Coast Guard said.
- On Saturday, December 13, 2025, the Philippine Coast Guard said three Filipino fishermen were wounded and two fishing vessels suffered significant damage after CCG fired water cannon near Sabina Shoal.
- The confrontation stems from overlapping claims as China’s maritime areas cut into the exclusive economic zones of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, despite a 2016 international arbitral tribunal ruling China rejects.
- A small China Coast Guard boat cut anchor lines of Filipino boats, endangering crews, while PCG vessels were repeatedly blocked before reaching fishermen and providing medical aid.
- PCG spokesperson Jay Tarriela said on Saturday, `They admitted this evil wrongdoing to ordinary Filipino fishermen`, while China's embassy in Manila did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Strategically, the waterway, where Sabina Shoal lies in the Philippine EEZ about 150 km west of Palawan, carries more than $3 trillion of annual commerce.
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MANILA, Philippines — Chinese forces, firing water cannons, injured three Filipino fishermen as they harassed 20 Filipino fishing boats to drive them away from Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Saturday. The harassment by the combined forces of at least five China Coast Guard (CCG) ships […]...Keep on reading: Chinese forces harass PH fishing vessels; 3 injured
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