Defense chief seeks strong protest over boat sinking 0 SHARES Share it! Lorenzana has sought an investigation of the sinking and said the rescued Filipino crewmen identified the vessel that hit them as Chinese. “We condemn in the strongest terms the cowardly action of the Chinese fishing vessel and its crew for abandoning the Filipino crew,” Lorenzana said. “This is not the expected action from a responsible and friendly people.”He said the F/B Gimver 1 had been anchored “when it was hit by the Chinese fishing vessel,” indicating the Filipino fishing boat may have been rammed. Read more: Chinese vessel sinks Filipino fishing boat in collision, fishermen abandoned on the scene

Source: Manila Bulletin June 13, 2019 03:56 UTC