周一(5月12日)，在15艘中国执法船用水炮攻击后，一艘越南执法船终于忍无可忍，用水炮发起了还击。这一对喷发生在早晨7：30。
After being attacked by 15 Chinese maritime surveillance ships with water cannons this morning, a Vietnamese fisheries surveillance ship counter-attacked them on Monday.The exchange with water cannons occured at 7:30 am on Monday in Vietnamese waters where China has illegally planted its drilling rig HD 981 since May 1, two Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper correspondents reported from the scene.
越南9226执法船在遭到15艘中国执法船围攻后，“英勇地”反击了一个小时。5月12日早晨7：30，一艘越南船只挂着要求驶离越南海区的中文标语接近981平台。中国船只发现后，15艘中国船围攻这艘越南执法船，他们将水炮打到越南执法船的烟囱、天线和甲板上。
The counter-attack lasted for an hour when Vietnamese fisheries surveillance ship 9226 was surrounded by 15 Chinese vessels.At 7:30 am on May 12, the Vietnamese vessel hung a Chinese banner demanding that China remove its oil rig and escort ships from the Vietnamese waters.Along with other fisheries surveillance ships, vessel 9226 entered the area where the platform is located.Then the Vietnamese ship was trying to approach the rig when the Chinese side deployed 15 maritime surveillance ships to besiege the Vietnamese watercraft.Many of the Chinese ships intentionally crashed into the Vietnamese vessel and other boats.One Chinese vessel then attacked ship 9226 with its water cannon. Meanwhile, five other Chinese boats got close to the sides of the Vietnamese vessel and also used their water cannons to blast it.They directed their water cannons to the chimney, cabin and the antenna system of the Vietnamese vessel.
4月5日冲突现场。
