Posted on 09/18/2024 12:51:02 AM PDT by blueplum
An escalating series of clashes in the South China Sea between the Philippines and China could draw the U.S., which has a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines, into the conflict.
A 60 Minutes crew got a close look at the tense situation when traveling on a Philippine Coast Guard ship that was rammed by the Chinese Coast Guard...
After the Chinese Coast Guard ship — 269 feet long and nearly twice the size of the Cape Engaño — pulled away, the Filipino crew found a three-and-a-half foot hole in the hull....
The ship Vega and her team was on was headed to Sabina Shoal to resupply a Philippine coast guard ship there.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
The BRP Teresa Magbanua (Philippine Coast Guard ship 9701), one of the largest vessels in the U.S. ally's coast guard fleet, was forced to leave the Spratly Islands' Sabina Shoal after Chinese forces blocked attempts to replenish the ship..At a press conference Monday, Tarriela detailed some of the hardships the crew reportedly endured, including running out of drinking water. "In cases when there is no rain, they even have to gather water from the air-conditioning units and then boil it," local media quoted him as saying....Tarriela shared photos taken by local media showing coast guard members being taken off the ship in stretchers, reportedly suffering from dehydration after the extended period of critical supply shortage.
The solution is obvious..send another 100 billion to Ukraine. plenty of money to fight wars.</s>
Only one question, did the CBS crew cheer?
They were probably signaling the Chicoms using Semaphore flags on when to best ram their Phillipino ship.
China has the habit of ramming Philippine ships and then blaming the Philippines as the aggressor.
Has 60 minutes blamed Trump yet? /not entirely kidding
Philippines’ resupply ships need shallower-draft vessels.
Maybe the mossad could show the Filipinos how to make a coast guard ship have an “accident”.
China knows damn well that they have *nothing* to fear from The Big Guy...or Heels Up Harris.
60 Minutes interviewer woman is a smarmy piece of work.
I would like to say I believe this. But 60 minutes is just as prone as the weather channel to lie.
China has been aggressive towards the Philippines for a while now. That’s still true regardless of what 60 minutes does or doesn’t do.
Hey free traitors, the Chinese Communists thank you for helping them build up their military with our consumer dollars.
I saw this on YouTube a day or two ago. It’s pretty legit. They got rammed at like 3am. The hole was above the water line so they didn’t sink. They were surrounded by Chinese vessels. It’s an eye opener for sure. We have a treaty with the Philippines much like NATO if they get attacked we will join on their side... same if we get attacked.... By China
meanwhile we have kamala in the wings
Well, no one likes 60 minutes, so there’s that.
They were probably in the head cowering and crying.
One of the other….. MOMMY!
You mean a biased media?
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