At sea, the PCG finds a ‘friend’ in co-claimant Vietnam

BATAAN, Philippines – A strong stream of water sprayed over the BRP Gabriela Silang on Friday, August 9, as it opened its own water cannons off the coast of Corregidor Island in Bataan, just at the mouth of the Manila Bay. Nearby, Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) vessel 8002 was doing the same, spraying a steady stream of salt water across the sea, as a tiny patrol boat, the 24-meter BRP Boracay, sailed between the two coast guard ships. 

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This was no tense confrontation ...