6 ene 2016 año - TAIWAN USES WATER CANNON TO DRIVE OFF VIETNAMESE BOAT IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

Descripción:

Taiwan's coast guards used water cannons to drive oﬀ a Vietnamese ﬁshing boat near disputed islands in the South China Sea. Authorities initially found two Vietnamese ﬁshing boats near Taiping Island, an Taiwan-administered islet in the Spratlys. After reportedly warning the vessels, the coast guards approached the two boats, causing one to leave and the other to maneuver in a zigzag in attempting to remain in the area. It was then that one coast guard vessel opened ﬁre with their water cannon to prevent them from being rammed by the ﬁshing boat. Vietnamese media claimed that the Taiwanese coastguard vessel rammed the ﬁshing boat and damaged the ship's cabin in the process, while the Taiwanese coast guards denied accusations of enforcing law outside its territorial waters, with an oﬃcial stating that the action was 'a regular law-enforcement practice in a sensitive area'.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-uses-water-cannon-todrive-oﬀ-vietnamese-boat-in-south-china-sea