GMA News and Rappler report a 18 September collision about 54 nautical miles off Palawan. Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela said China Coast Guard ship CCG-21585 rammed BRP Datu Magat Salamat on a fuel-subsidy mission near Abad Santos Shoal, damaging starboard railing and deck. Rappler quotes the Philippine Coast Guard calling it intentional ramming. Beijing said Philippine vessel 3015 cut across its bow. The two official stories conflict.
GMA News, citing Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela, places contact at 11:13 a.m. about 54 nautical miles off Palawan, north-northwest of Abad Santos Shoal. The Philippine ship was on a fuel-subsidy run. Rappler names the same hulls: CCG-21585 and BRP Datu Magat Salamat. Manila reported starboard railing and deck damage. Those figures and proper names sit in that same-day article and attach to this event only.[1], [2]
Rappler quotes the Philippine Coast Guard calling the contact intentional ramming. GMA carries Tarriela's ramming language on a fuel-subsidy mission. Those are Manila's words. Independently verifying intent from the two news reports alone is not possible. Those figures and proper names sit in that same-day article and attach to this event only.[2], [1]
GMA reports China Coast Guard spokesman Jiang Lue said Philippine vessel No. 3015 ignored warnings, cut across the Chinese bow, and bore responsibility. Rappler's Manila-side account does not adopt that crossing story. The two governments disagree on who closed the distance. Those figures and proper names sit in that same-day article and attach to this event only.[1], [2]
