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Michael Delizo

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<div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1719718078630GRShlDwaoAAav65.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Two Filipino fishers were injured in an engine explosion near Bajo de Masinloc. <em>Photo courtesy of the Philippine Coast Guard</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Two Filipino fishermen suffered third-degree burns following an engine explosion on their fishing boat near Bajo de Masinloc on Saturday, according to a report from the Philippine Coast Guard. </p><p>Eight fishermen were aboard the ill-fated boat about 10 nautical miles from Bajo de Masinloc, also called Scarborough Shoal and Panatag Shoal, when the explosion happened about 2 p.m., according to PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo. </p><p>There were no details yet as to the reason for the explosion. </p><p>Balilo said the CCG blocked the PCG vessel heading to rescue the Filipino fishermen, and issued a warning that they would arrest the fishermen if they did not cooperate.</p><p>“Blinock sila ng China Coast Guard no’ng papunta sila do’n sa area. Nagkaroon pa ng dangerous maneuvers,” Balilo told ABS-CBN News in a telephone interview. </p><p>Apart from the CCG vessel, a People’s Liberation Army ship was also present in the area during the incident, according to Balilo.   </p><p>“Actually, nag-offer sila ng help pero parang hindi na sila pumayag kasi alam nila parating na ‘yong Philippine Coast Guard,” Balilo said.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/6/5/fire-guts-fishing-boat-off-naga-city-2-bodies-recovered-339" id="isPasted">RELATED: 6 dead after fire guts fishing boat off Naga City, Cebu</a></div><p>The Scarborough Shoal has been a potential flashpoint since Beijing seized it from Manila in 2012.<span><br/></span></p><div><span>The fish-rich reef is about 240 kilometers west of the Philippines&#x27; main island of Luzon and nearly 900 kilometers from Hainan, the nearest major Chinese land mass.</span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>China claims almost the entire South China Sea, brushing off rival claims by the Philippines and other countries, and ignoring an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.</span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>To press its claims, Beijing deploys coast guard and other boats to patrol the waterway and has turned several reefs into artificial islands that it has militarized.</span></div><div><strong>— with a report from Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The China Coast Guard initially blocked the Philippine Coast Guard's efforts to rescue the victims. </p>

The China Coast Guard initially blocked the Philippine Coast Guard's efforts to rescue the victims.

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​Boat engine explosion injures 2 Filipino fishers near Bajo de Masinloc

Michael Delizo,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 30, 2024 11:42 AM PHT

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Updated June 30, 2024 01:17 PM PHT

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Boat engine explosion injures 2 Filipino fishers near Bajo de Masinloc

Boat engine explosion injures 2 Filipino fishers near Bajo de Masinloc