21.   On Monday, a Philippine patrol ship chased two Chinese boats that were fishing in an area of the Spratly Islands claimed by both nations.

22.   One of the Chinese vessels later accidentally hit the Philippine patrol ship and sank off the Scarborough Shoal west of the Philippines on Sunday, he said.

23.   Seven Canadian enforcement vessels are monitoring the Spanish fleet along with two Spanish patrol ships.

24.   The boat was escorted out by a Russian border patrol ship on Wednesday evening, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported, citing border guards command.

25.   The Canadian fisheries patrol ship Leonard J. Cowley arrived early Thursday morning with an inflatable recovery boat aboard.

26.   The Canadian fisheries patrol ship Leonard J. Cowley arrived early Thursday with an inflatable recovery boat aboard.

27.   The Department of Foreign Affairs said the navy patrol ship was on routine patrol off Scarborough Shoal near the western Philippines Sunday when it spotted three Chinese fishing vessels.

28.   The Department of Foreign Affairs said the navy patrol ship was on routine patrol off Scarborough when it spotted three Chinese fishing vessels.

29.   The equipment included diesel engines for border patrol ships, electrical cables and welding equipment, according to the U.S. Embassy information service.

30.   The Philippine military has deployed a navy patrol ship near the shoal in an attempt to prevent more Chinese incursions.