Philippines Says Chinese Ship Rammed Government Vessel in Disputed Sea

A China Coast Guard ship opened fire with a water canon against a Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel near the Spratly Islands on October 12, 2025. Image via the Philippine Coast Guard.

Manila’s coast guard accused a Chinese ship of deliberately ramming a Philippine government vessel anchored near an island in the South China Sea on Sunday.

Confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels occur frequently in the disputed South China Sea, which Beijing claims nearly all of despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.

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