China Navy Guilin Damaged

The Type 052D destroyer Guilin (164) collided with China Coast Guard cutter 3104 on 11 August 2025 about 10.5 nautical miles east of Scarborough Shoal, while both ships were pursuing the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Suluan, which was delivering supplies to Filipino fishing boats, The War Zone and USNI News reported from Philippine Coast Guard video. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, the cutter turned sharply across the destroyer's path at high speed and lost most of its bow, while Guilin sustained scraping on her port bow and along her port side. The Philippine vessel offered assistance, including man-overboard recovery support, after the collision.