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Taiwan Coast Guard vessel expels Chinese fishing boat with water cannon near Pratas Island

A Taiwan Coast Guard vessel used a water cannon to expel a Chinese fishing boat, identified as the Jinsha, after it entered waters near Pratas Island and refused orders to leave. Reports state the vessel had anchored northeast of the island and sustained damage to its wheelhouse following repeated broadcast warnings. It remains unconfirmed whether any crew members sustained injuries during the encounter.

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  • secretchina台军舰
  • ltn海巡雲林艦
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First reported20 days ago
Published2026-10-05 04:10 UTC
Occurred2026-10-01
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Reports4Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Taiwan Coast Guard vessel expels Chinese fishing boat with water cannon near Pratas Island. 2026-10-05T04:10:06.836Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4644. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-05/90-a305689c

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