Philippines Says Chinese Coast Guard Assaulted Its Vessels With Water Cannons For Second Day

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard ship, right, uses its water cannons on a Philippine vessel as it approaches Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Dec. 9, 2023.

The Chinese coast guard assaulted three Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts Sunday and rammed one of them, causing serious engine damage off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea just a day after similar hostilities at another shoal, the Philippine coast guard said.