THE world’s largest coast guard vessel, China Coast Guard’s (CCG) “The Monster,” intruded into Philippine waters on Saturday, Jan. 4, sailing to just 50 nautical miles from Luzon, based on monitoring conducted by SeaLight, a maritime transparency project that monitors and reports activities in the South China Sea.
“Today, ‘The Monster,’ CCG 5901, has brought its intrusive patrol even further east from Scarborough Shoal,” said retired US Air Force Col. Ray Powell, director of SeaLight. “It is now asserting China’s claim of jurisdiction just 50 nautical miles from Luzon.”
