Collision at sea: Chinese warship and coast guard vessel clash during Scarborough Shoal pursuit- See video

A Chinese naval vessel collided with one of its coast guard ships while pursuing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea on Monday, Manila reported, releasing dramatic video footage of the incident.

The clash took place near the disputed Scarborough Shoal as the Philippine coast guard was escorting boats distributing aid to fishermen in the area, Commodore Jay Tarriela, a spokesman, said in a statement. The video released by Manila showed a China Coast Guard ship and a much larger vessel bearing the number 164 on its hull colliding with a loud crash, AFP reported.

#WATCH: Chinese Coast Guard ship, CCG 3104, chasing @coastguardph BRP Suluan collided with PLA Navy's Luyang-III Class destroyer near the Scarborough Shoal after a risky maneuver, leaving the CCG ship badly damaged & unseaworthy. PCG offered assistance to the damaged CCG vessel pic.twitter.com/XPxtdxH4Da

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"The (China Coast Guard vessel) CCG 3104, which was chasing the (Filipino coast guard vessel) BRP Suluan at high speed, performed a risky manoeuvre from the (Philippine) vessel's starboard quarter, leading to the impact with the PLA (People's Liberation Army) Navy warship," Tarriela said.

"This resulted in substantial damage to the CCG vessel's forecastle, rendering it unseaworthy," he added. Gan Yu, a Chinese coast guard spokesperson, acknowledged the confrontation on Monday but did not mention the collision.

"The China Coast Guard took necessary measures in accordance with the law, including monitoring, pressing from the outside, blocking and controlling the Philippine vessels to drive them away," he stated.

The reported collision is the latest in a series of confrontations between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, a region claimed almost entirely by Beijing despite an international ruling that the assertion lacks legal basis. More than 60 percent of global maritime trade passes through the disputed waterway.

During a morning news conference, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos stated that the country's patrol vessels would "continue to be present" in the area to defend and exercise Manila's sovereign rights over what it considers part of its territory.

The Scarborough Shoal, a triangular chain of reefs and rocks, has been a flashpoint between the countries since China seized it from the Philippines in 2012. It was unclear if anyone was injured in Monday's incident. Tarriela told AFP the Chinese crew "never responded" to the Filipino ship's offer of assistance. Earlier in the confrontation, the BRP Suluan was "targeted with a water cannon" by the Chinese but "successfully" evaded it, Tarriela's statement added.