https://pjmedia.com/gregbyrnes/2025/08/11/chinese-epic-fail-playing-chicken-at-sea-n4942596
Chinese Epic Fail Playing Chicken at Sea
Much of the world’s commerce at sea passes by the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The reef is of strategic importance. In 2012, the Chinese captured it from the Philippines, creating an ongoing flash point.
In the latest naval game of chicken, Philippine Coast Guard patrol vessels received a report of harassment and “hazardous maneuvers” against Philippine fishing vessels in the area. Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela said one of their ships responded to the call for help.
It was then that the China Coast Guard ship CCG 3104 began pursuing the Philippine coast guard vessel BRP Suluan. The Chinese opened up water cannons and began a hazardous maneuver near the starboard rear of the Filipino ship.
What follows is an epic fail of the Chinese attempt to blockade the area.
A stunning video shows that as the Chinese Coast Guard vessel continued in hot pursuit, the Chinese navy guided-missile destroyer Guilin made a dangerous attempt to cut off the Philippine ship. While it missed cutting off the Philippine ship, footage taken from the Philippine vessel shows the Chinese Navy and the Chinese Coast Guard doing a smash-and-bang worthy of a Road Runner cartoon.
Some of the Chinese Coast Guard crew attempted to soften the blow when they realized a crash was imminent, but in no time, their bow had crumbled. The Navy ship it rammed sustained damage to its hull from a large-scale sideswipe fender bender. It looked like an NFL play gone terribly wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm4E2HeEYio
That's not going to buff out.
This sort of stuff is why you have to retain situational awareness of EVERYTHING going on around you and not get tunnel vision on your immediate task.
The COs of both of the PRC ships were probably Court Martialed over that one, as well they should be.
SpyNavy
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