In the middle of the night, a CBS News crew onboard the Cape Engaño woke to the sound of alarms. The Philippine sailors directed the media team to put on life jackets while the crew prepared to defend themselves with clubs against a potential Chinese boarding. About 60 nautical miles from the Philippine coastline, this Philippine Coast Guard ship and a ship from the China Coast Guard collided near the Sabina Shoal, a low-tide elevation feature well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
The impact left a meter-long hole in the Philippine Coast Guard ship’s hull. By the time theThe post Below-the-Threshold Deterrence, Philippine Style appeared first on War on the Rocks.