Taiwan Transfers Coast Guard Patrol Vessel to the Philippines

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – An ex-Taiwan Coast Guard Administration patrol vessel is now under a Philippine flag in the most significant maritime security development between Taipei and Manila in recent years. The decommissioned Kinmen, one of four 500-ton Taipei-class patrol vessels commissioned between 2001 and 2008, appeared registered under the Philippines with the name BLING NO.1 on Sept. 16. Maritime tracking website VesselFinder placed the patrol vessel at the Southern Taiwanese port city of Ka

Source: USNI News