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2025-08-12 China-Japan-Koreas
Chinese Navy ships ram EACH OTHER as they intimidate Philippine boat in waters Beijing claims it owns
Dramatic footage shows the terrifying moment two Chinese vessels smashed into each other while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea.
Three words: "Har har har!"
The navy and coastguard ships collided today near the contested Scarborough Shoal, an atoll around 140 miles east of the main Philippine island of Luzon and more than 500 miles southeast of Hong Kong.
The official word Chinese word for their country is "Chung Guo," which means "Central Kingdom." That seems to give them title to whatever strikes their fancy.
The collection of reefs, rocks and a lagoon - covering around 58 square miles - has historically been claimed by both China and the Philippines.
Not too sure why they're entitled to something 500 miles south of Hong Kong and almost within walking distance of the Phillipines, but what do I know?
The crash happened as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was escorting boats distributing aid to fishermen in the area, PCG spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela said.
Ahah! I got it! The Chinese were delivering Admiral Tso's Chicken to the fishermen and didn't want to be interrupted.
He added the Chinese Coastguard (CCG) vessel 3104 was 'chasing' the Philippine craft, known as the BRP Suluan, 'at high speed'.
It was a rush order, y'see.
It soon 'performed a risky manoeuvre' from the starboard side of the Philippine vessel, he continued, 'leading to the impact with the PLA [People's Liberation Army] Navy warship'.
"Starboard" is navy-speak for "right hand."
CCG crew members were visible on the front of the craft - the section that hit the battleship - just moments before the collision, he said. Their fate is not known.
Sounds (briefly) painful though.
The CCG vessel was 'rendered unseaworthy' in the smash, which appeared to happen incredibly close to the PCG craft.
"Rendered unseaworthy" sounds a lot like "totaled."
Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-12 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [290 views ]  Top
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#1 BBC wants video to be AI fake

Viral Gaza video is an AI fake and South China Sea ship collision assessed
Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-11 09:23||   2025-08-11 09:23|| Front Page Top

#2 More Chinese collisions please, and faster.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-08-11 09:46||   2025-08-11 09:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Not fake and funny as hell
Posted by DarthVader 2025-08-12 00:12||   2025-08-12 00:12|| Front Page Top

#4 "We need another ship. Check TEMU"
Posted by Frank G 2025-08-12 00:16||   2025-08-12 00:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually kinda surprising how well the Chinese ship held up after that type of impact. Still able to limp back to port under its own power with the bow stove in. Good compartmentalization for a vessel that size. Prudent folk would consider this as free insight into battle damage assessment and adjust their plans accordingly
Posted by Gloluns Turkeyneck4904 2025-08-12 06:14||   2025-08-12 06:14|| Front Page Top

#6 
Somewhat of a CCP ramming CCP better Video
Posted by NN2N1 2025-08-12 06:16||   2025-08-12 06:16|| Front Page Top

#7 What is Chinese for 'ramming speed'?

Snark O'The Day
Posted by Procopius2k 2025-08-12 07:00||   2025-08-12 07:00|| Front Page Top

#8 Yeah, that'll buff right out.

The cutter will have to be towed back, though. No way it can handle anything other than a very light swell and still maintain control.

Also, it looked like two sailors on the bow of the cutter right before the strike. Hope they moved quickly.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2025-08-12 07:04||   2025-08-12 07:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Two Chinese navy vessel commanders just became organ donors.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-08-12 07:30||   2025-08-12 07:30|| Front Page Top

#10 #7 What is Chinese for 'ramming speed'?
Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-08-12 07:00

Early candidate for Snark of the Day
Posted by badanov 2025-08-12 07:49||   2025-08-12 07:49|| Front Page Top

#11 Chinese Destroyer Rips Bow Off Chinese Coast Guard Cutter During Intense Harassing Maneuvers
Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-12 08:15||   2025-08-12 08:15|| Front Page Top

#12 It's also nice to see that the Chinese provide 'crumple zones' at the bows of their cutters.

That or some superior chinesium metallurgy technique.

The destroyer will need a bit of Bondo, too.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2025-08-12 09:42||   2025-08-12 09:42|| Front Page Top

#13 Hi, Phil Swift here...
Posted by swksvolFF 2025-08-12 10:18||   2025-08-12 10:18|| Front Page Top

#14 Chinese Scientists Developed ‘Super Steel’ That Could Take Fusion to the Next Level
Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-12 10:21||   2025-08-12 10:21|| Front Page Top

#15 ^^ Kind of like carbon fiber, Skid. It works until it doesn't.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2025-08-12 10:26||   2025-08-12 10:26|| Front Page Top

#16 Thread set to classic...
Posted by badanov 2025-08-12 10:52||   2025-08-12 10:52|| Front Page Top

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