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Austin, the Lone Star State’s capitol, is also known as the “Live Music Capital of the World®,” melding entertainment, arts, cuisine, culture, and commerce with fabulous outdoor recreational experiences within the city and in the surrounding metro area’s Hill Country. The Colorado River of Texas runs from west to east bisecting the city of Austin, while two highways, MoPac/Loop1 (along the Missouri-Pacific RR) and Interstate 35 cut through the city running north/south. There are lots of excellent waterways in and around Austin to take your boat.

United Yacht Sales can help you find the perfect yacht for sale in Texas . Give us a call today at 1-772-463-3131 about purchasing a new boat or listing your current yacht on the brokerage market.

YACHTS LOCATED NEAR Austin Texas

80' Viking 80 Convertible 2023

Port Aransas, Texas, United States

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Galveston, Texas, United States

70' Hatteras 1992

KEMAH, Texas, United States

68' Hatteras 68 Enclosed Bridge 2006

67' Hatteras 67 Cockpit Motor Yacht 1993

Seabrook, Texas, United States

65' Viking 65 Enclosed Bridge 2005

65' Hatteras 65 Motor Yacht 1988

60' Viking Convertible 2008

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59' Maritimo M59 2017

League City, Texas, United States

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58' Viking 58 Enclosed Bridge 2000

56' Sea Ray 56 Sedan Bridge 2001

Pottsboro, Texas, United States

56' Carver 56 Voyager 2006

STACY LE ANNE

55' Hatteras Convertible 1988

Texas, United States

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54' Whiticar Sportfisherman 1963

54' Viking 54 Convertible 2021

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The centrally located Downtown area is concentrated between the two highways and the Colorado River and features the State Capitol, Visitors Center, Convention Center, and the University of Texas (UT). This Central District is famed for the historic Hole in the Wall storefront stage and legendary musical venue located across the street from the UT campus since 1974, that continues its tradition of showcasing local artists, established touring bands and musicians, and music industry legends.

The area is loaded with vintage “cheap chic” shops, historic museums, art galleries, incredible dining, bars, coffee shops, and many iconic music venues.Downtown mixes business with pleasure offering exuberant nightlife, shopping, festivals, museums, galleries, and a vibrant live music scene. Weekdays are as lively as the weekends with shopping, highly acclaimed restaurants and bars, and entertainment venues providing local talent as well as big name stars. The Red River Cultural District is loaded with nightclubs and concerts. Sixth Street features a typical array of Austin bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues while West Sixth Street offers craft cocktails, galleries, beer gardens, and specialty foods. Rainey Street’s houses have been converted into bungalow bars; food trailers line the street.

Antique warehouses have been renovated into unique shops, bars and restaurants drawing a diverse crowd to the Warehouse District’s range of live music. Downtown’s Second Street District is the area of Austin’s local-owned boutiques, award-winning restaurants, and exciting entertainment located just blocks from Lady Bird Lake on the Colorado River. Trendy nationally acclaimed shops, salons and spas, outdoor dining, along with great live music attract many to this walkable district. Austin City Limits (ACL) Live at the Moody Theater with its bronze statue of Willie Nelson out front, is the site of the ACL music TV Show tapings. Across the river via the South 1st Street Bridge in Butler Park is the Long Center for Performing Arts, the venue of the annual “Drop-In Free Summer Concert Series” during the summer season.The city’s largest Zilker Park and the Zilker Botanical Garden is a 360-acre green space in the heart of Downtown and the site of festivals and free music at the Zilker Hillside Theater. Zilker Park is named for millionaire Andrew Zilker who sold the land to the city of Austin in the early 20th century to be used as a public park.

Zilker Park includes the popular Barton Springs Municipal Pool that is fed by 4 natural bubbling springs that remain an invigorating 68-70° temperature year-round. Visitors can lounge in the shade of pecan trees or sunbathe on the grassy banks that line the pool. Over 800,000 visitors annually are attracted to the historical springs and acreage that were purchased in 1837 by William Barton who named 3 of the springs for his daughters. The springs changed ownership many times before the property was purchased by Andrew Zilker in 1901. He sold the springs and a 50-acre parcel to the city in 1917, stipulating usage as a public park and later sold an additional 300 acres that become Zilker Park. The city expanded Barton Springs Pool by damming the springs and adding sidewalks in 1920 and the pool has been a major outdoor attraction since then. Interesting note—renowned actor/director Robert Redford learned to swim at age 5 in Barton Springs Pool!

Today it is a federally protected natural habitat as well as municipal swimming pool, only minutes from Downtown Austin. The Barton Springs salamander is a species unique to the Springs and found nowhere else on earth. Events include the annual New Year’s Polar Bear Splash and monthly Full Moon Swims.The Barton Creek Greenbelt that runs through South Austin is ideal for athletes and anyone desiring outdoor activities such as biking, hiking, rock climbing, bouldering (free climbing to a height no more than 15 ft), swimming, or just relaxing in a hammock or on a boulder. The trail head is near Barton Springs Pool at Zilker Park.Also of historic significance is central Austin’s Deep Eddy Pool, a traditional swimming pool that is the oldest in Texas. Deep Eddy began as a swimming hole formed by a boulder eddy in the Colorado River that was developed into a resort with a concrete pool by A.J. Ailers in 1915. Attractions and amenities were added to the original bathing beach, pool, and bathhouse.

Two weeks after the city of Austin bought the property in 1935, a major flood of the Colorado River wrecked the facilities and filled the pool with mud. The pool was cleaned up and bathhouse rebuilt and reopened to the public the following year. Deep Eddy Pool is listed on The National Register of Historical Places (NRHP).The Colorado River of Texas is an 800-mile river that drains 15% of the state. Its headwaters are in northwest Texas and as it winds its way through the state, the river runs through Buchanan Lake in the north and O.H. Ivie Lake in the west, and cuts across the capitol city of Austin.

The Colorado River provides Austin’s supply of municipal water. Lady Bird Lake was formed by damming the Lower Colorado River in Downtown Austin. No motorboats are allowed on Lady Bird Lake making it ideal for kayaks, canoes, SUPs, dragon boats (a paddle boat that originated in the Pearl River Delta of China and has been gaining popularity around the world), and paddleboard yoga, a sport enjoyed by Austin residents. Lake Austin was also formed by dams along the Lower Colorado; motorized boats are allowed and therefore the lake has greater boat traffic. Pontoon boats, ski boats, speedboats, and more run along Lake Austin’s corridors.

Restaurants along the lake offer dock and dine, such as Hula Hut, Abel’s on the Lake, Mozart’s Coffee Roasters, and Emma Long Metropolitan Park has shoreside camping. Austin is renowned for its rivers and lakes and the surrounding Texas Hill Country that is crisscrossed by many waterways, springs, and swimming holes. Krause Springs in Spicewood, TX are only 30 miles west of Austin.Lake Travis at nearly 19,000 acres is the largest lake in Austin and extremely popular with area residents and visitors. The lake has over 271 miles of shoreline and is a very deep lake at 210 ft, allowing SCUBA diving in addition to boating and fishing, paddling, and swimming. All types of watercraft frequent Lake Travis—sailboats, motor yachts, recreational lake fishing boats, racing boats, party barges, houseboats. With so much boat traffic, canoes, kayaks, and SUPs tend to hug the shoreline and the lake’s numerous coves. Parks around the lake offer onshore recreation like hiking and camping. Several restaurants around Lake Travis offer dock and dine facilities.

Fabulous resorts—The Reserve at Lake Travis, Lake Travis Tree Houses, The Hollows, Casa de Sol Lake Travis B&B, Lake Travis Tree Lodge, and other lodging options make the lake a favorite destination.Lake Walter E Long in the Walter E Long Metropolitan Park is a 1,200-acre lake for recreational boating, jet skiing, swimming, plus hiking and biking in the park. Amenities include two sand volleyball courts, picnic sites, tables, grills, and restrooms. Impounded in 1967 as a cooling reservoir for the power plant on Decker Creek. The lake and park are managed by the City of Austin and is only 12 miles east of Downtown Austin. An expansive Master Plan is in the works for major improvements to transform this 3,695-acre park that includes the lake and surrounding land, into a major recreational attraction.The Downtown Austin Congress Avenue Bridge that crosses the Colorado River just west of Lady Bird Lake, is also known as “Bat Bridge” for the phenomenon of 100s of thousands of bats pouring out from the bridge at sunset! Local people and visitors line the bridge and viewing areas for the spectacle of the bats’ nightly show, as they fly off in a huge cloud to feast on mosquitos and other pests over Lady Bird Lake. 

There are over 40 Farmers Markets in Austin and metro area offering a feast for the eyes--beautifully displayed fresh produce, flowers, coffee, musical entertainment, and more for a true taste of Austin! Among the weekend’s best are Boggy Creek Farm in East Austin, a no-till urban farm since 1992, using a method that preserves the natural soil organisms (HSOs), rather than chemical fertilizers. Barton Creek Farmers Market is located at the Barton Creek Square mall with a view of the Downtown Austin skyline and features live music, fresh bread, fresh cheeses, milk, and farm fresh produce along with specialty foods. SFC Farmers Market/Downtown at Republic Square features food, drink, and arts vendors for farm fresh eggs, locally brewed kombucha and much more. SFC Farmers Market at Sunset Valley in South Austin features live bands, Native Roots homemade tamales and salsa, free-range eggs, microgreens, seasonal veggies, and fruits. The Texas Farmers Market at Mueller Lake Park is a vast market that includes a food truck park, along with food, produce, and craft vendors.

JBG Farmstand / Johnson’s Backyard Garden are 20 minutes east of Austin in Garfield, TX. Shop direct from farm for veggies, herbs, and flowers. Lone Star Farmers Market at the Hill Country Galleria, with over 40 booths, offers artisan goods, local produce, and prepared goods.Austin is known for at least 35 historic sites such as the historic Scoot Inn which opened 1871 in the heart of Austin. It is the oldest continuously operating beer joint in Central Texas. Scoot Inn still hosts all genres of live music, typically an eclectic mix of indie bands and features a dance floor. Austin’s oldest bar Scholz Garten, founded in 1866, is the place to celebrate University of Texas football wins, a tradition dating back to 1893. The Driskill hotel built in 1886 by cattle rancher Jesse Driskill was recently restored to its elegant Texas magnificence. The hotel’s Driskill Bar was rated “Best in Texas.” The legendary Hole in the Wall storefront stage and bar has been located across from University of Texas campus since 1974. The Paramount Theater is a 100-year-old performing arts venue in Downtown Austin.

Also in Downtown is the Texas State Capitol built in the late 1800s and the Texas Capitol Visitors Center housed in the renovated 1987 General Land Office Building.Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Prairie School-style Anthony & Louise Viaer Alumni Hall of the 24-acre campus of Huston-Tillotson University, a private university established in 1875.  Austin’s oldest institute of higher education was originally Tillotson College and merged with Huston in 2005 to become Huston-Tillotson University. Bullock Museum features the history and culture of Texas with interactive exhibits and an IMAX theater. Austin’s iconic “Moontowers” are 165-ft lamp towers built 1894-1895 to provide nighttime illumination for residents. They are mentioned in the 1993 cult classic, “Dazed and Confused” and are the inspiration for the Moontower Comedy Festival. Listed on the NRHP.90-acre Pioneer Farms is a living history park demonstrating the Texas pioneer life of the 1800s with authentically costumed guides.

The Mount Bonnell landmark along Lake Austin on the Colorado River has been a popular tourist destination since the 1850s. Lady Bird Lake, created by damming the Colorado River in 1960, is great for kayaks and other paddle watersports. The Lake’s shoreline features the Ann & Roy Butler Hike & Bike Trail. The Tejano Walking Trail is a 5-mile route through the historically Hispanic East Cesar Chavez neighborhood of historic homes, schools, churches, parks and green spaces, and public art.With so much to commend the city of Austin, it’s no wonder that Austin and outlying area ranks fourth in total population growth in America and #1 in growth rate among metro areas with a population greater than 1 million.

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Our Crosswater Yacht Brokerage team offers years of boat sales experience and their dedication to the boating lifestyle is unparalleled.  We have an unwavering commitment to serve our boating community!

If you are interested in selling your boat, click on the button below to send us an email with more information and someone from our yacht brokerage team will contact you shortly. If you are looking to buy a boat, you have come to the right place.  Click on the button below to see our current inventory of boats for sale.

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• Erikson 25+ $8,700 Austin/Lake Travis
• 1980 30' Hunter Sailboat $7,000 Lake Travis / Commanders Point Marina / Mansfield Dam
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• X-treme 25 Sail Boat $13,500 Hudson Bend, Austin, TX
• Trailer for a Fin Keel Sailboat $1,400 Tyler
• Catalina 22 Sailboat Beginning Sailing 2023 $125 Lake Travis
• 25' Hobiecat sailboat SELL/TRADE $450 Spicewood
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• Sailboat and trailer $980 Georgetown
• Vintage Spirit 17 Beachcat $950 Austin
• 2006 Hunder 25 Sailboat VERY NICE $20,000 Hudson Bend
• Topaz Taz- 2021 excellent condition $3,200 Martindale
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We Offer: MerCruiser Factory Certified  technicians, Westerbeke  Generator  Factory Certified  technicians, Expert service and maintenance of all brands of stern drive, inboard/outboard,  inboard, and v-drive propulsion systems, Preventative maintenance including oil changes, fuel system, and ignition tune-ups, Cruiser and yacht electrical and plumbing service and  maintenance Certified cruiser and yacht air conditioning and heating system technicians, Engine replacement and repowers of all brand of Marine engine systems.

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We Offer:   Bottom  painting, Compounding, Waxing, and Polishing. Detailing services are not only a great way to make your boat look beautiful again, but can also be an effective method to protect it from many  environmental factors.

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Serving Austin Since 1989. Are you looking for a reliable and honest boating company? Look no further! Here at Five Star Marine, we are a family owned and operated business and have assisted customers in the Austin area since 1989. We are prepared to assist you with all your boating needs. Our staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient.

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We are an Authorized Warranty Repair Facility which means we are licensed to preform all repairs by the manufacturers. If something goes wrong with any part that is under warranty during the warranty period, we will replace that part free of charge.

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We have Kohler, Westerbeke and Onan Generator Specialists, with a dedicated repair shop able to take care of your repair needs. No matter your boating needs, we are ready to assist you. Our Specialists are extremely experienced get you back on the water.

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If you have an Insurance Claim, we will assist you with that claim by working with the insurance assessor, providing an estimate for the damages to your vessel, provide all necessary paperwork, and then preforming all warranty work to repair any damage your vessel sustained from the accident.

Don't wait another day to get out on the water. Contac​t us at  512-266-1858  with any questions!

Family owned and operated since 1989 by the DePrato family, Five Star Marine is a full service boat and yacht dealership with three locations in the Hudson Bend area on the South Shore of picturesque Lake Travis in Central Texas. Our employees have more than 100 combined years’ experience in the marine industry, which provides our customers a professional sales, consignment, or service and maintenance experience.

Family owned and operated since 1989 by the DePrato family, Five Star Marine is a full service boat and yacht dealership with three locations in the Hudson Bend area on the South Shore of picturesque Lake Travis in Central Texas.

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T he Houston area is home to some of the best places to go boating in Texs Lake Conroe and Galveston are ranked among the top five of the most popular boating cities in the state, according to  data from the boat rental service Getmyboat.com.

Lake Conroe ranks fourth while Galveston ranks fifth in the Getmyboat rankings with Austin slotting in at No. 1.

Getmyboat used data from its boat rental service to calibrate its rankings. That includes locations where boats are registered, number of rentals and length of the rentals.

The list's top 10 are primarily towns in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, but four of the top five areas are outside of North Texas. In addition to Austin at No. 1, Canyon Lake in Hill Country comes in at No. 2.

The average hourly rate to rent a boat in Lake Conroe is $114, with an average trip price of $482 for the service. As for Galveston, it's only $107 per hour with an average price of $325.

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William Byron wins from the pole during road-course race at Circuit of the Americas

Polesitter William Byron used a quick final pit stop to win the NASCAR Cup Series' first road-course race of 2024, the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday in Austin, Texas.

Byron passed Ross Chastain with 25 laps left and sat on pit road as his Hendrick Motorsports team serviced his No. 24 Chevrolet three seconds faster that Chastain's No. 1.

The 26-year-old then roared to his 12th career win in 222 races, beating a charging Christopher Bell by 0.692 seconds.

The season-opening Daytona 500 winner, Byron became the first two-time winner through six 2024 events and won for the first time ever from the pole.

Ty Gibbs, Alex Bowman and Tyler Reddick completed the top five.

Making his third Cup start, New Zealand's Shane Van Gisbergen, who won in Chicago last July, was nabbed for speeding on pit road late in Stage 2 and ended up 21st.

In his 2024 debut, Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi started his No. 50 23XI Racing Toyota 25th and finished 30th after spinning twice.

After winning his first pole of the season and fifth career on a road course, Byron led the 39-car field to the new restart off Turn 20, farther away from the flagstand.

Problems arose immediately for the Toyotas of Martin Truex Jr. and Bubba Wallace, who pitted on Lap 2 after contact with each other to start the race.

However, Byron had no problem at all keeping his No. 24 Chevrolet up front as he built a nearly four-second lead after six circuits, with Reddick and Gibbs behind him.

Choosing a strategy that would help at race's end, most drivers pitted in the final laps before the 15-lap Stage 1 concluded, but Bell, already having won at Phoenix two weeks ago, stayed out to get the maximum bonus points and beat second-place Daniel Suarez.

After Kyle Larson's Chevrolet spun from contact with Bell's Toyota, the No. 20 Camry XSE — the only car not to pit — headed for service with six laps to go in Stage 2 while running fifth, setting Bell up with a strategy for two final stops to the end.

Denny Hamlin, last week's winner at Bristol, stayed out and won his first segment this season and second ever at COTA.

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Chinese coast guard hits Philippine boat with water cannons in disputed sea, causing injuries

In this screen grab from video provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannons and closely maneuvers beside a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP)

In this screen grab from video provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannon on a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP)

In this screen grab from video provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a Chinese coast guard ship tries to block a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP)

In this screen grab from video provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannons on a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP)

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons Saturday in the latest confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea , causing injuries to its navy crew members and heavy damage to the wooden vessel, Philippine officials said.

The United States and Japan immediately expressed their support to the Philippines, as well as alarm over Chinese forces’ aggression off the Second Thomas Shoal , which has been the scene of repeated confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels over the past year.

The far-flung shoal has been occupied by a small contingent of Philippine navy and marines on a marooned warship since 1999, but has been surrounded by Chinese coast guard and suspected militia vessels in an increasingly tense territorial standoff . It’s the second time the Philippine boat Unaizah May 4 has been damaged by the Chinese coast guard’s water cannon assault in March alone.

The repeated high-seas confrontations have sparked fears they could degenerate into a larger conflict that could bring China and the United States into a collision.

Washington lays no claims to the busy seaway, a key global trade route, but has deployed Navy ships and fighter jets in what it calls “freedom of navigation” operations, which China has criticized .

The U.S. has also warned repeatedly that it’s obligated to defend the Philippines — its oldest treaty ally in Asia — if Filipino forces, ships or aircraft come under an armed attack, including in the South China Sea.

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement Saturday that the United States “stands with its ally the Philippines and condemns the dangerous actions by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) against lawful Philippine maritime operations in the South China Sea on March 23.”

He said the Chinese ships’ “repeated employment of water cannons and reckless blocking maneuvers resulted in injuries to Filipino service members and significant damage to their resupply vessel, rendering it immobile.”

Escorted by two Philippine coast guard ships, the Unaizah May 4 was en route to deliver supplies and a fresh batch of Filipino sailors to the territorial outpost in the shoal at dawn Saturday when they were blocked and surrounded by Chinese coast guard ships and suspected militia vessels.

“Their reckless and dangerous actions culminated with the water cannoning of Unaizah May 4, causing severe damage to the vessel and injuries to Filipinos onboard,” a Philippine government task force dealing with the territorial conflicts said without elaborating.

The two Philippine coast guard patrol ships maneuvered through the Chinese blockade to treat the injured Filipino crew members and tow the disabled supply boat away. Another motorboat managed to transport the new batch of Filipino sailors and supplies to the Philippine outpost in the shallows of the shoal despite the Chinese coast guard’s attempt to block them by placing a floating barrier in the waters, Philippine officials said.

The hostilities dragged on for about 8 hours, they said.

“The Philippines will not be deterred — by veiled threats or hostility — from exercising our legal rights over our maritime zones,” the government task force said in a statement. “We demand that China demonstrate in deeds and not in words that it is a responsible and trustworthy member of the international community.”

Chinese coast guard spokesperson Gan Yu said the Philippine vessels intruded into what he said was China’s territorial waters despite repeated warnings. “The China coast guard implemented lawful regulation, interception and expulsion in a reasonable and professional manner,” Gan said.

Washington’s ambassador to Manila, MaryKay Carlson, said that “the U.S. stands with the Philippines against the PRC’s repeated dangerous maneuvers and water cannons to disrupt” the Philippine coast guard’s “lawful activities” in Manila’s exclusive economic zone.

Japan’s ambassador-designate to Manila, Endo Kazuya, reiterated his country’s “grave concern on the repeated dangerous actions by the Chinese coast guard in the South China Sea, which resulted in Filipino injuries.”

Aside from China and the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei also have overlapping claims in the resource-rich and busy waterway, which Beijing continues to claim virtually in its entirety despite a 2016 international arbitration ruling that invalidated its expansive claims on historical grounds.

Video released by the Philippine military shows two Chinese coast guard ships hitting the smaller wooden-hulled boat Unaiza May 4 with high-pressure water cannon sprays at close range, causing the boat to shift in the high seas.

Chinese coast guard previously blasted the Unaizah May 4 with high-pressure water cannons in a confrontation near the Second Thomas Shoal on March 5, shattering its windshield and slightly injuring a Filipino admiral and four of his men with glass shards and splinters of debris.

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila summoned China’s deputy ambassador after the March 5 confrontation to convey a protest against the Chinese coast guard’s actions, which it said were unacceptable.

Associated Press writer Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.