9226执法船船长决定反击中国船只的进攻，由2名公务人员在船首操作水炮。还击5分钟后，中国船只队形被迫散开，攻击力度也明显减弱。
但是，中国船只的水炮冲击力非常大，如果船舱玻璃被打穿，船上的执法人员和记者将受伤。水炮战斗持续到9：45。
越南执法船上的Vinasat 卫星天线系统遭到损坏并掉入水中，一个喇叭也遭到损坏。没有人员在水炮战中受伤。
During the attacks, the captain of the vessel, Cao Duy, decided to use its water cannon to fight back against the attackers.Two Vietnamese fisheries surveillance officers stood at the prow of the vessel to operate the water cannon.Five minutes from that moment, the Chinese ships’ formation was broken up and they had to lower the intensity of their attacks on the Vietnamese vessel. As the pressure of the water fired from the Chinese water cannons was very high, the crewmembers and reporters aboard would have been injured if vessel 9226 had had its glass windows broken during the attacks.After an hour of water cannon exchange, at 9:45 am, all the Chinese ships retreated.Vessel 9226 had a Vinasat antenna system broken and fallen into the sea while one of its loudspeakers was badly damaged. However, none of the people aboard were wounded in the fight.
中国船只继续在越南水域攻击越南船只
