US EditionPhilippine Navy tracks Chinese aircraft carrier, spy ship near Babuyan Islands - BusinessWorld Online
- The Philippine Navy observed nine Chinese vessels, including the aircraft carrier Shandong, near Babuyan Island starting from April 22, 2025.
- The Shandong was monitored about 4 kilometers southwest of Babuyan Island by the Philippine Navy.
- Philippine Navy spokesperson Roy Vincent Trinidad noted that the Chinese warships did not respond to radio challenges from the Philippines.
- The presence of the Chinese ships coincided with the annual Balikatan military exercises conducted with the United States.
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Chinese aircraft carrier, escorts monitored in N. Luzon waters
CLOSELY WATCHED The Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong as seen about 4 kilometers (2.23nautical miles) southwest of Babuyan Island on April 22. Photo released by the Philippine Navy on Thursday. The Philippine Navy on Thursday said nine vessels of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy, including the aircraft carrier Shandong, had been spotted in waters covered by country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in northern Luzon since April 22. Rear A…
Philippine Navy tracks Chinese aircraft carrier, spy ship near Babuyan Islands - BusinessWorld Online
By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter THE Philippine Navy on Thursday said it monitored a Chinese aircraft carrier, six escort ships and a spy ship near the country’s northernmost islands on Tuesday, describing their passage as “unusual” and marking their closest recorded approach to Philippine shores. The Philippines tracked a Shandong-class aircraft carrier alongside six destroyer and frigate escort ships and two support vessels near Bata…
Chinese aircraft carrier seen near Luzon amid Balikatan
Two Chinese Navy vessels were seen passing through the waters off the Philippines' northern coast on Tuesday, April 22 — a day after the kick-off of the annual joint exercises between Filipino and American troops.
6 Chinese ships spotted off Northern Luzon
(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines — Six Chinese vessels, one an aircraft carrier, were spotted off Northern Luzon, the Philippine Navy said on Thursday. Aircraft carrier Shandong (CV-17) was monitored at 2.23 nautical miles southwest of Babuyan Island on April 22, 2025 while the second ship, a Type 815A Electronic surveillance vessel (AGI-797), was spotted about 33.11 nautical miles northwest of Dalupiri Island or 38.91 nautical miles northwest of Pa…
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