Chinese vessel sinks Filipino fishing boat in collision, fishermen abandoned on the scene 0 SHARES Share it! The collision sank the Filipino fishing boat F/B GIMVER 1. In a statement, Lorenzana denounced the actions of the Chinese fishing vessel for immediately leaving the incident scene and abandoning 22 Filipino crewmen to the mercy of the elements after it accidentally collided with the Filipino fishing vessel. According to a report, GIMVER 1 was anchored at the time when it was hit by the Chinese fishing vessel. However, we condemn in the strongest terms the cowardly action of the Chinese fishing vessel and its crew for abandoning the Filipino crew.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 12, 2019 10:18 UTC