The Philippines military on Saturday accused China’s coast guard ships of firing a water cannon against Philippine vessels near the Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. The Chinese ship allegedly used the water cannon to block indigenous boats from delivering new troops, water and fuel to the Philippine-occupied Shoal.The Philippines military on Saturday accused China’s coast guard ships of firing a water cannon against Philippine vessels near the Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. The Chinese ship allegedly used the water cannon to block indigenous boats from delivering new troops, water and fuel to the Philippine-occupied Shoal.