Indonesia said on Oct. 24 that they turned away a Chinese coast guard ship on the southern edge of the South China Sea, the second interception within a week in the contested water claimed by China and several Asian nations.
The first encounter occurred on the morning of Oct. 21, when a Chinese vessel interrupted a seismic data survey operation being conducted by PT Pertamina, a major oil and natural gas producer owned by the Indonesian government, according to an Oct. 22 statement issued by Indonesia’s maritime security agency, known as Bakamla.
