The Chinese Coast Guard's actions against Philippine vessels conducting a routine resupply mission to the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea last month were deemed by a senior Philippine navy official as the "most aggressive" in recent history. Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, spokesperson for the Philippine navy on South China Sea matters, characterized the maneuvers as deliberate, planned, and escalatory. The incident on June 17 resulted in a Philippine sailor being seriously injured due to what the military described as intentional high-speed ramming by the Chinese Coast Guard.
