00:00Seaman 1st Class Underwater Operator Jeffrey Facundo tells Senate on Tuesday, June 25,
00:06the Chinese Coast Guard blocked and harassed Philippine ships as they were trying to get
00:10him medical aid.
00:12Facundo lost his right thumb on June 17 when the CCG rammed the Philippine Navy's Rigid
00:17Hull inflatable boat at high speed and his thumb was hit by the bow of a Chinese vessel.
00:22The Philippine troops were on a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin.
00:26We attempted a medevac, but when we reached the BRP Sierra Madre, the Coast Guard blocked
00:35our rubber boat.
00:37June 17 was the closest the Chinese had gotten to the grounded warship and the first time
00:41Chinese personnel boarded Philippine vessels.
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