| Up to 115 Chinese vessels of all kinds, including five battleships, were also present around the rig, which was illegally positioned in Viet Nam's exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in early May |
HA NOI (VNS) — The Viet Nam Fisheries Surveillance Department yesterday reported that a Chinese jet fighter made several circles above Vietnamese law enforcement ships operating near the Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig that has been illegally placed in Viet Nam's waters.
China also sent another aircraft to the rig site. The aircraft looped over Vietnamese ships at an altitude of about 1,500m from 9:00 to 9:05 and then got closer to the ships from 12:30 to 12:40 at the lowest height of only 500m before leaving.
At the same time, up to 115 Chinese vessels of all kinds, including five battleships, were also present around the rig, which was illegally positioned in Viet Nam's exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in early May, according to the department.
The ships aggressively prevent Vietnamese vessels from approaching the rig to perform communications work to demand China immediately remove the rig from Viet Nam's waters.
Facing aggressive harassment from the Chinese side, Viet Nam's coast guard and fisheries surveillance ships have maintained their operations about 10 nautical miles from the rig.
Vietnamese fishing boats are continuing normal activities about 42 nautical miles from the rig despite the violent disturbance of a large fleet of Chinese fishing vessels backed by two coast guard ships and two auxiliary ships.
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