Two Chinese navy boats have smashed into each other while chasing a Philippines-flagged patrol boat. Footage filmed by the Philippine Coast Guard on Monday (11 August) shows a Beijing warship accidentally crashing into the smaller coast guard vessel with a loud bang. The Philippines said that their boat was distributing aid to fishermen in Scarborough Shoal, a contested reef in the South China Sea, when the Chinese coast guard started pursuing them at “high speed”. Commodore Jay Tarriela said that the Chinese smaller ship then performed a “risky manoeuvre” which led to “substantial damage” to the warship’s upper deck, leaving it “unseaworthy”. China said that a confrontation took place but did not specifically mention the collision.

MANILA: A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its coast guard while chasing a Philippines patrol boat in the South China Sea, Manila said Monday, releasing dramatic video…

Incident is latest in series of confrontations between Beijing and Manila in South China Sea

Manila says a Chinese navy vessel collides with one from its own coastguard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat.

The crash in the disputed Scarborough Shoal rendered a Chinese warship "unseaworthy", Manila said.

The navy and coastguard ships collided (pictured) today near the contested Scarborough Shoal, an atoll around 140 miles east of the main Philippine island of Luzon.

In the latest South China Sea flare-up, PLA Navy and coastguard vessels appear to collide in video during encounter with Philippine boat.

Two Chinese ships collided in the South China Sea Monday while one ship was chasing a Philippines Coast Guard vessel. Both sides claim the Scarborough Shoal.

Two Chinese navy boats have smashed into each other while chasing a Philippines-flagged patrol boat. Footage filmed by the Philippine Coast Guard on Monday (11 August) shows a…

Footage shows Chinese coast guard vessel with its entire bow caved in after colliding with Chinese warship near contested Scarborough Shoal

Una nave militare cinese e un'unità della guardia costiera si sono scontrate vicino allo Scarborough Shoal, zona contesa con le Filippine

The accident happened during a confrontation with Philippine coastguard and fishing boats near the disputed Scarborough Shoal.

China criticised the Philippines for its ‘malign’ moves in Monday’s incident, saying it had ‘seriously harmed peace and stability at sea’.

Footage shows a Chinese coast guard vessel chasing a Philippine boat and then ramming a Chinese warship. It was the latest confrontation in the contested waters.

Analysts predict China will move to restore its image at sea while ramping up exercises to improve navy-coastguard coordination.

USS Higgins and USS Cincinnati sailed near Scarborough Shoal after Chinese tried to drive away Philippine vessel

This is the moment a Chinese fighter jet appears to intercept a Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists during a patrol near Scarborough Shoal. Footage onboard the…

Incident that badly damaged a coastguard vessel has raised questions about whether the forces need better training on how to work together.