The two neighbours have been at loggerheads since January when Ethiopia signed a maritime deal with Somaliland - which Somalia considers as part of its territory.

Sea Story, a live-aboard used mainly for maritime activities, sent a distress signal after a large wave crashed into the boat, causing it to capsize.

Aside from building the vessel, which federal maritime law requires to be constructed in the U.S., several other steps must be taken before a launch.

Sal Mercogliano, a maritime historian and former merchant mariner, said that the silence the sailors must have heard in those moments is "the worst sound you ever hear" on a ship.

In a post on X, she said that "unlawful use of water cannons and dangerous manoeuvres disrupted a Philippine maritime operation ... putting lives at risk".