Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>The incident happened Thursday near <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SandyCayReef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SandyCayReef</span></a>, several kilometres from the Philippine-held <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ThituIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThituIsland</span></a> in the contested <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SpratlyIslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpratlyIslands</span></a>.</p><p>The Filipino scientific team spent four hours at two reefs and was able to complete its mission, despite the presence of Chinese vessels and a Chinese military helicopter circling overhead. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/WestPHSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestPHSea</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PagAsaIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PagAsaIsland</span></a></p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/PhilippineCoastGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhilippineCoastGuard</span></a> accuses Chinese vessel of trying to block scientists<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/philippine-coast-guard-accuses-chinese-vessel-of-trying-to-block-scientists/ar-BB1kkMJy?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&amp;PC=EMMX01" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/world/phili</span><span class="invisible">ppine-coast-guard-accuses-chinese-vessel-of-trying-to-block-scientists/ar-BB1kkMJy?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&amp;PC=EMMX01</span></a></p><p>Image source: <a href="https://maritimereview.ph/the-controversy-surrounding-sandy-cay-examining-the-public-evidence/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">maritimereview.ph/the-controve</span><span class="invisible">rsy-surrounding-sandy-cay-examining-the-public-evidence/</span></a></p>