Indonesian coast guard drives away a Chinese vessel in disputed waters for the third time in a week

Indonesian patrol ships person driven a Chinese seashore defender alloy distant from a study vessel successful a disputed area of nan South China Sea for nan 3rd clip successful a week, according to a connection from Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian patrol ships drove a Chinese seashore defender alloy distant from a study alloy successful a disputed area of nan South China Sea for nan 3rd clip in a week, according to a connection from Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency connected Saturday.

A video distributed by nan agency showed nan Indonesian vessel pursuing nan Chinese 1 connected Friday afternoon.

China's seashore defender said it was operating wrong its ain jurisdiction.

However, Indonesia's seashore defender and navy insisted that nan Indonesian Continental Shelf successful nan area has received world nickname and that Indonesia has sovereign authorities to utilization and research earthy resources successful that area without being disturbed by immoderate country.

Indonesian authorities said nan Chinese vessel was first detected adjacent MV Geo Coral connected Monday. An Indonesian patrol vessel contacted nan ship, whose unit insisted that nan area was nether China’s jurisdiction, earlier Indonesian seashore defender and navy ships drove nan Chinese vessel away.

The 2nd effort happened connected Wednesday greeting erstwhile nan Chinese vessel again approached nan tract of nan seismic study and was driven away, according to nan Maritime Security Agency.

"Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency will proceed to show its committedness to maintaining information and enforcing nan rule successful Indonesian waters and Indonesian jurisdictional areas." said nan connection from nan agency.

China’s “nine-dash line,” which it uses to astir demarcate its declare to astir of nan South China Sea, overlaps pinch a conception of Indonesia’s exclusive economical area that extends from nan Natuna Islands.

Indonesia does not person a general territorial conflict pinch China complete nan South China Sea but has go progressively protective of its authorities successful nan region, while Chinese ships person regularly entered nan area Indonesia calls nan North Natuna Sea, fueling tensions betwixt nan countries.