Browsing by Subject "dredgers"

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    • China's latest weapon against Taiwan: the sand dredger 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, February 8, 2021, on page S1/10)
      On board the Taiwan Coast Guard Ship PP-10062, East China Sea — Taiwanese coast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the frontline of a new type of warfare that China is waging against Taiwan. China’s weapon? Sand. On a ...

    • Coast Guard insists dredger is Chinese 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 5, 2021, on page A9)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday insisted that the dredger seized last week because of its “illegal and unauthorized presence” in Philippine waters is a Chinese company-owned vessel. “Upon verification, the PCG ...

    • Coast Guard seizes Chinese dredger for illegal entry 

      Ramos, Marlon; Refraccion, Greg; Aglibot, Joanna Rose; Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 30, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized a Chinese dredger for “illegal and unauthorized presence” in Philippine waters more than a year after it was cleared to leave the country, the Coast ...

    • DoTr probes alleged overstaying vessels in Manila Bay 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, January 21, 2023, on page A7)
      The Office for the Transport Security of the Department of Transportation will investigate the alleged overstaying of Chinese dredgers and their crew to ensure that the country is protected from any intrusion that may ...

    • Go after other illegal Chinese dredgers, gov't urged 

      Corrales, Nestor; Santos, Tina G.; Subingsubing, Krixia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 1, 2021, on page A4)
      The government should look for and investigate other Chinese dredging vessels operating illegally in Philippine waters following the seizure of the 2,340-ton MV Zhonhai 68 off Bataan and Bulacan provinces by authorities ...

    • Marina probes Chinese dredgers in Manila Bay 

      (The Manila Times, February 20, 2023, on page A9)
      The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is investigating the alleged suspicious activities of Chinese dredgers operating in Manila Bay that were raised by the National Coast Watch Center (NCWC), an interagency maritime ...

    • New dredge floaters ruin coral reef off Zambales 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 17, 2015, on page A20)
      A new set of a dredge floater assembly that local fishermen found in the Zambales sea on Friday reached the coastline of Barangay Sto. Rosario here on Sunday morning, but not everyone was thrilled. Some residents were ...

    • Sunken dredger towed to Bataan-Coast Guard 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, May 3, 2023, on page 3)
      Three days after it sank in the waters of Corregidor Island, the dredger vessel MV Hong Hai 189 was towed to Mariveles, Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday. In a statement, the PCG said it monitored the ...

    • West Philippine sea in rough waters – WWF 

      (The Manila Times, May 19, 2015, on page B8)
      The dredging of coral reefs to build artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea has alarmed conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). In April 2013, poaching vessel F/V Min Long Yu destroyed 3,902 square ...