The world’s largest coast guard ship arrived at the disputed area as China’s navy holds drills to exert air control.

China’s “monster ship” was spotted “further east from Scarborough Shoal, according to West Philippine Sea monitor Ray Powell.

"Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Navy, Naval Forces Northern Luzon, and Naval Forces West covering Bajo de Masinloc, we did not detect any such vessel on January 1 in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc,

Expert cites ‘intrusive patrol’ near Scarborough The biggest China Coast Guard vessel, identified as CCG 5901 and dubbed “The Monster,” encroached closer

China’s largest coast guard ship continued to conduct an “intrusive patrol” of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday, according to a United States maritime expert. Ray Powell,