PH Navy ship avoids collision after ‘unsafe’ move by Chinese warship

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine Navy vessel avoided a potential collision with a Chinese warship near Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday after what military officials described as a “dangerous” maneuver by the foreign ship. The Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command (Wescom) said in a statement on Thursday that the tank landing ship BRP Benguet (LS-507) was conducting a routine maritime operation when it encountered a People’s Liberation Army Navy missile frigate with hull number 532. The Chinese vessel closed in and passed at a “dangerously close distance,” which the military described as “unsafe and […]... Keep on reading: PH Navy ship avoids collision after ‘unsafe’ move by Chinese warship

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