At 06:40 and 08:13, Vietnam’s law enforcement forces at sea also detected two Chinese reconnaissance aircraft operating at an altitude of 1,000m-2,000m in the west – southwest and the south – southwest areas, about 12-13 nautical miles from the position that China illegally places its drilling rig.
Chinese ships constantly followed close behind and obstructed law enforcement operations of Vietnamese fisheries surveillance authorities. Sometimes, Chinese ships were only 30m from Vietnamese vessels.
Meanwhile, the Vietnamese fisheries surveillance vessels still retained their operation about 10 – 12 nautical miles from the rig and conducted communication actions requesting the Chinese side to withdraw the rig and escort ships out of Vietnam’s waters.
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