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Filipino sailor recounts how thumb was torn off in South China Sea clash

A Philippine Navy sailor has recounted how he lost a thumb during the latest South China Sea clash with Beijing’s coastguard, when a Chinese vessel “intentionally” rammed into his. Jeffrey …

South China Sea: Philippines sailor suffers ‘serious injury’ from China coastguard ‘ramming’

by Walter Watson

A Philippine navy sailor suffered “serious injury” after what the country’s military called on Tuesday “intentional-high speed ramming” by the Chinese coastguard during a resupply mission in the South China …