The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is preparing to assess the damage to the environment of the grounding of a suspected Chinese maritime militia vessel near Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea last Saturday. In a statement, PCG spokesman for the WPS Commodore Jay Tarriela said the Chinese vessel, with bow number 16838, was observed in the vicinity of Pag-asa Reef 1 during rough sea conditions, with waves reaching two to three meters high.

Boton, C. (2025, June 10). PCG to probe reef damage by Chinese vessel. The Philippine Star, p. 5.