Taiwan coastguard uses water cannons to warn off mainland Chinese fishing vessel
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Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration reveals incident occurred 27 nautical miles east of Dongsha Island in the South China Sea on Friday
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Liu Zhen Published: 2:33am, 3 Oct 2026 Updated: 2:35am, 3 Oct 2026
Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) used water cannons to expel a mainland Chinese fishing vessel near Dongsha Island, authorities said on Friday.
The incident occurred on October 1, 27 nautical miles east of the Taiwanese-controlled Dongsha Island , also called Pratas Island, in the South China Sea, the agency revealed.
The CGA’s patrol vessel Yunlin directed its water cannon towards the fishing boat Jin Sha’s wheelhouse for about 90 seconds after initially spraying water into the air for about 30 seconds as a warning, the Administration said in a statement.
The incident coincided with China’s National Day on Thursday. Moreover, the CGA detained two mainland fishing vessels on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, near the Penghu Islands in the Taiwan Strait , and arrested 14 crew members. Select Voice Select Speed 0.8x 0.9x 1.0x 1.1x 1.2x 1.5x 1.75x 00:00 00:00 1x AI-generated voice
