Chinese ship runs aground off Pag-asa Island in disputed South China Sea

Manila Bulletin

A Chinese ship ran aground in stormy weather in shallow waters off a Philippines-occupied island in the disputed South China Sea, prompting Filipino forces to go on alert, Philippine military officials said Sunday.  Philippine military and coast guard personnel were deployed after assessing that the Chinese fishing vessel appeared to have run aground in the shallows east of Thitu Island (locally known as Pag-asa Island) on Saturday due to bad weather.  However, they later observed that the vessel had been successfully extricated, according to regional navy spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Ellaine Rose Collado. (Video courtesy of Associated Press / AFP)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/08/palawan-fisherfolk-spooked-by-stranded-chinese-ship-near-pag-asa-island  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00See you next time.

00:30For the report that we received, we extracted the Chinese vessel that was reported in the area of our coast guard, which is where they deployed a force to check if the vessel is true.

00:56And in the part of the armed forces, we were ready to dispatch our forces to respond, because now it's a good time for the area.

01:12The intention of the AFP is to provide assistance if they can help us with the vessel.

01:21It's a good time for us to provide assistance if they can help us with the vessel.

01:28It's a good time for us to provide assistance if we can help us with the vessel.

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