Philippines was scared at the last minute. Last night at 21:00, all of the Philippines' patrol vessels within a 50-nautical-mile area near the Scarborough Shoal had already withdrawn and returned to the port of Palawan Island.
This time, the Philippines had prepared to break through to resupply the landing ship "Mount Madre" that is stranded at the Scarborough Shoal, but it failed at the last moment! The Philippine soldiers on board the "Mount Madre" will continue to starve.
This time, the Philippines concentrated about 4-6 ships near the Scarborough Shoal. We have deployed at least 5 large coast guard ships, 9 large steel-hulled fishing boats, as well as 11 assault speedboats and rigid inflatable boats.
Even some assault speedboats are equipped with large-caliber machine guns. There are fishing net obstacles deployed at the entrance and exit of the Scarborough Shoal, specifically to deal with the Philippines' small speedboats. At the last moment, the Philippines' several patrol ships lingered slowly for a day within a 50-nautical-mile area near the Scarborough Shoal, but finally still dared not to break through and escape.
The Philippine landing ship "Mount Madre" at the Scarborough Shoal has not received supplies for three months. Can it still withstand three more months? If the blockade continues, it is estimated that by September, the Philippine soldiers on board the "Mount Madre" will be so hungry that they will faint and walk out of the broken ship themselves.
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