The 2019 Reed Bank Incident
Tensions Rise Following Reed Bank Incident: Filipino Fishermen Abandoned at Sea In a troubling incident on June 9, 2019, a Chinese fishing vessel reportedly rammed and sunk a Filipino fishing boat, F/B Gem-Ver 1, near Recto Bank in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, also referred to as the West Philippine Sea. The unfortunate event left 22 Filipino fishermen abandoned at sea, triggering…














