The tension escalated even more in the South China Sea. A destroyer of her Navy Navy China And a Chinese Coast Guard vessel collided on Monday (11.08.2025), while being pursued patrol Philippine In the controversial area of the Skarboros reef, which both are claiming.
According to the Philippine Coast Guard, the collision of the China warship with the patrol occurred at a time when the Philippians accompanied boats transporting local fishermen.
A video released by Manila shows the Chinese coastguard boat and a larger ship, number 164, colliding with a firm, causing a deafening noise.
WATCH: Chinese’ People’s Liberation Army-Navy warship collides with China Coast Guard ship approximately 10.5 nautical miles east of Panatag Shoal, according to PCG-WPS spokesperson Commo. Jay Tarriela. @inquirerdotnet pic.twitter.com/8YDKodUN4N
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The Chinese Type 052D guided missile destroyer Guilin and a Chinese coast guard ship collided while attempting to intercept a Philippine patrol ship.
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Impressive images and concern for injuries
The images show the bow of the Chinese boat seriously damaged. In one photo, the two ships appear a few moments after the collision, one tired left, while a water jet is launched by his cannon.
According to French midfielder OUest-France, Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Jay Tarreela said crew members were on the bow of the Chinese vessel at the time of the collision and may have been injured or fell into the sea. He accuses the Chinese side of ignoring the offers of help.
Tarrela argues that the Chinese Coast Guard “prolonged” the Philippine patrol, which led to a collision with the Chinese Navy’s warship.
Two versions that collide
For its part, Beijing acknowledges that there has been a confrontation, but there is no talk of conflict. Chinese Coast Guard spokesman Gun Yu argues that his forces have taken “the necessary measures” to repel the Philippines ships, watching, blocking and controlling their course.
The Philippine President, Ferdinand Markos Junior, reiterated his country’s patrols in this strategic area, where he passes over 60% of world maritime trade, and warned that any conflict for Taiwan would be involved.
Skarborou’s reef, located 240 km from the coast of the Philippines and 900 km southeast of the Chinese island of Hainan, is under Chinese control since 2012, despite Manila’s protests.