Four Filipinos injured in China, Philippine S China Sea standoffAP, MANILAChinese and Philippine coast guard vessels yesterday collided in the disputed South China Sea and four Filipino crewmembers were injured in high-seas confrontations. The BRP Sindangan of the Philippine Coast Guard had minor structural damage from the collision that happened shortly after dawn. Over an hour later, another Chinese coast guard ship first blocked then collided with a supply boat the Philippine coast guard was escorting, the Philippine officials said. Photo: AFP / Philippine Coast GuardThe supply boat, crewed by Filipino navy personnel, was later hit by water cannon blasts from two Chinese coast guard ships. A Chinese coast guard spokesperson said a Philippine ship deliberately rammed a Chinese coast guard vessel, causing a minor scratch.
