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MANILA, Philippines – When the Unaizah May 4 approached Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea for a second time in a month, it was greeted by a familiar and violent foe: water cannons from the China Coast Guard (CCG).
On Saturday, March 23, out at sea, the wooden ship held on, but barely.
GMA News’ exclusive video taken from inside the Unaizah May 4 showed military personnel scrambling around an already-drenched ship deck as China’s water cannon imposed its way from one side of the ship to the other.
“Tama na, Lord (Lord, please stop this),” said one of the people in the video, before another blast of water shot through the ship.
The water cannons from the CCG went on for over an hour (according to videos from the Armed Forces of the Philippines). The Unaizah May 4 su…