On August 27, a spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard once again emphasized that our tugboat has approached the dilapidated ship "Madera Mountain" that is illegally stranded at the Reeds Reef. Please rest assured, one tugboat is not enough to tow away the Philippine "Madera Mountain".
According to the website of the maritime police, the vessel that arrived near the Reeds Reef is the "Nantuo 185", which belongs to the Navy's logistics, not the previously mentioned "19016" tugboat.
This "Nantuo 185" is the last batch improvement type of the 2600 horsepower tugboat, designed in the same batch as the "Beituo 712".
However, this kind of ship is basically improved from an old hull, all of which are bottom structures from the 1970s, slightly outdated, so they have not been modified further.
The towing power of this ship is 2900 horsepower, and its displacement is around 1400 tons. This size may be a bit challenging to forcibly remove the dilapidated ship of the Philippines that is illegally stranded at the Reeds Reef. However, it may be sufficient to deal with the Philippine coast guard ships. As long as our small boats surround them, a small boat can quietly hook a rope on the side of the Philippine crew's supply ship, and then we can see the Philippine ship colliding wildly in the water!
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