Using Canada’s Dark Vessel Detection technology, the Philippine Coast Guard was able to track the movement of the Chinese Coast Guard’s monster ship (CCG 5901) for the past ten days.
On June 17th, CCG 5901 departed from Hainan and directly encroached upon the territorial waters of the Philippine-occupied features of Parola and Pagasa, violating our sovereignty. It then proceeded to enter Zamora Reef, where it stayed overnight, before eventually continuing its voyage by passing through Bayani and Union Banks.
On June 20th, she entered Kagitingan Reef and possibly resupplied for logistics before continuing on her long voyage, entering the Exclusive Economic Zones of Malaysia and Brunei.
She once again headed north and entered the Philippine EEZ once more. She passed through Rizal Reef and made a supply stop at Panganiban Reef on June 23rd. The following day, she continued to navigate within the Philippines EEZ, selectively passing through Lawak and Patag, and then making a quick southeasterly turn to pass through Escoda Shoal.
After passing through Escoda Shoal, CCG 5901 proceeded directly towards El Nido, Palawan, maintaining a close distance of 34 nautical miles from its coastline. From there, it made a quick turn towards Bajo De Masinloc, where it joined three other China Coast Guard vessels that were deployed in the area. After spending a few hours loitering at BDM, CCG 5901 sailed back towards Hainan.
As of this morning at 8am, the most recent data shows that CCG 5901 is last monitored at a distance of 46 nautical miles southeast of Sanya, Hainan.
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