Chinese ships that have encroached on Vietnam’s waters to guard a Chinese oil rig illicitly operating there since early May have continued to attack the Vietnamese vessels that are attempting to convince them to leave the waters, two Tuoi Tre correspondents reported Sunday from the scene.
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At 10:00 am on May 11, the Tuoi Tre reporters who were on board a fisheries surveillance ship heard an alarm from its cabin.
“Chinese ships have been detected. All crewmembers, be ready to fight!” Cao Duy, the ship’s captain, said loudly.
At that time, in the Vietnamese waters where Chinese drilling rig HD 981 has been illegally stationed since May 1, a large number of vessels belonging to both China and Vietnam were being deployed in a dovetailing saw tooth pattern.
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