WATCH: Ship that swiftly sailed past Chinese patrols to reach Philippines

(Philstar.com)

August 12, 2015 - 2:53am

"It’s a very fast ship. First we just saw a dot but moments later it was already docking without asking for assistance from tugboats," said a port worker about the USNS Millinocket, a Spearhead-class joint high speed vessel of the US military, at Poro Point in La Union.

PORO POINT, La Union — The most modern naval vessel of the United States military apparently sailed past the watchful eye of Chinese ships patrolling wide areas of the South China and West Philippine seas to dock smoothly here on Aug. 6, 2015.

FULL STORY: US ship patrols South China, West Philippine seas

Over the weekend, Philstar.com went aboard the USNS Millinocket as it undertakes a 10-day joint Asia-Pacific humanitarian mission in line with the United States military's largest multilateral Pacific Partnership program.

Tour one of the fastest ships of the US Navy with these videos:

Videos by Philstar.com / Efigenio Toledo IV

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