Moment Chinese ships smash into each other while chasing vessel in latest clash in South China Sea
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THIS is the moment a Chinese navy warship crashed into its own coast guard vessel while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in South China Sea.
Dramatic footage released by Manila showed a massive Chinese warship bearing the number 164 on its hull smashing into a China Coast Guard ship with a loud crash.
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The damaged Chinese Coast Guard ship, right, is seen beside a Chinese Navy vessel, left, after they accidentally collided
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The damaged Chinese Navy ship is seen after an accidental collision
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The Chinese vessel suitained major damages in the hull
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Footage from the Philippine Coast Guard shows the collision
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It showed the stricken Chinese vessel still afloat but with its entire bow crumpled inward.
The Chinese ship sustained major damage to its hull after crashing into its own coast guard ship.
The collision took place near the contested Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Footage before the crash shows the PLA's navy vessel coming dangerously close to the Philippine Coast Guard ship in a show of force.
The Philippine Coast Guard were escorting boats distributing aid to fishermen in the area when the Chinese navy vessels began chasing them, spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela said.
He added: "The [China Coast Guard vessel] CCG 3104, which was chasing the [Filipino coast guard vessel] BRP Suluan at high speed, performed a risky manoeuvre from the [Philippine] vessel's starboard quarter, leading to the impact with the PLA's Navy warship.
"This resulted in substantial damage to the CCG vessel's forecastle, rendering it unseaworthy."
The Philippine vessel was also "targeted with a water cannon" by the Chinese but "successfully" evaded it, Tarriela's said.
The crew members aboard the smaller Chinese vessel had been visible in its front section just before the collision.
Tarriela's said: "We're not sure whether they were able to rescue those personnel who were in front prior to the collision.
"But we are hoping that these personnel are in good condition."
Manila says the Chinese crew "never responded" to the Philippine ship's offer of assistance.
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Gan Yu, a Chinese coast guard spokesperson, confirmed that a confrontation had taken place without mentioning the collision.
"The China Coast Guard took necessary measures per the law, including monitoring, pressing from the outside, blocking and controlling the Philippine vessels to drive them away," he said.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not confirm or deny the collision when asked about it.
The crash is the latest in a series of confrontations between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea.
Beijing claims the region almost entirely despite an international ruling that the assertion has no legal basis.
More than 60 per cent of global maritime trade passes through the disputed waterway.
Speaking at a morning news conference, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said the country's patrol vessels would "continue to be present" in the area to defend.
He added the country's navy would also exercise Manila's sovereign rights over the region.
The Scarborough Shoal - a triangular chain of reefs and rocks - has been a flashpoint between the countries since China seized it from the Philippines in 2012.
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