Three Filipino fishermen have died after an “unidentified commercial vessel” allegedly rammed their fishing boat near Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine coast guard said Wednesday, compounding tensions in a region of the disputed South China Sea that is already a flashpoint.
Terrible. Getting caught up in a geopolitical fight while you’re just trying to eke out a living. Hope their families find peace.
The area has witnessed increasingly frequent run-ins between Philippine vessels and tiny wooden fishing boats against much larger Chinese coast guard ships and what Manila says are shadowy Chinese “maritime militia” fishing vessels.
Wooden fishing boats vs. steel hull ships tells you everything about who’s the aggressor. Hope they find a resolution.
Terrible. Getting caught up in a geopolitical fight while you’re just trying to eke out a living. Hope their families find peace.
Wooden fishing boats vs. steel hull ships tells you everything about who’s the aggressor. Hope they find a resolution.