The Philippine Navy detected a Chinese research vessel within the eastern waters of Palawan on Sunday, Navy spokesman for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad said. Chinese research vessel Lan Hai 101 was monitored navigating the waters of Palawan, its presence identified by the Littoral Monitoring Station (LMS) Melville, which promptly issued a challenge. “In response to the challenge issued by LMS Melville, the crew aboard the CRV Lan Hai 101 communicated that their rerouting through the eastern waters of Palawan was necessitated by adverse sea conditions on the western side,” Trinidad said yesterday in a statement.

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