Three Filipino fishermen were injured after Chinese coast guard vessels sprayed their boats with water cannons and cut their mooring lines in a disputed area of the South China Sea.
According to reports, the incident occurred in an area claimed by China. Filipino fishing boats were attacked by China Coast Guard ships, which used water cannons, causing damage to the vessels and injuries to the crew. Additionally, their mooring lines were cut, leaving the fishermen adrift.
"We were just trying to fish to feed our families," one of the injured fishermen was quoted as saying. "Suddenly, large ships attacked us and mercilessly blasted us with water."
This incident is another escalation in tensions in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, where China and the Philippines have had numerous conflicts over fishing rights and control of the waters.
