A Philippine civilian boat, escorted by two navy ships ... on the "Sierra Madre" – a warship intentionally run aground on the Second Thomas Shoal in 1999 in order to reinforce The Philippines ...

Chinese coast guard and navy ships allegedly ... The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Wednesday that it was making "operational adjustments" to its rotation and reprovisioning (RORE) ...

Today, the handy seventies-era ships are still in use by Philippine Navy and the ... the decrepit BRP Sierra Madre, an old rusted-out LST, long since transferred to the Philippines, is at the ...

another flashpoint where China has hampered the Philippine delivery of supplies for Filipino forces aboard a long-grounded navy ship, the BRP Sierra Madre. Last month, China and the Philippines ...

Chinese ships later towed ... attempting to reach the Sierra Madre, and confiscating equipment aboard the navy vessels, including the mobile phones of sailors. The Philippines also said the ...

At first glimpse, it looks like a ghost ship anchored in the middle of the ocean, but this rusting, rat-infested former U.S. Navy warship ... the Sierra Madre is now the unlikely base for a ...

CCG 5901, the world’s largest coast guard ship, had been spotted patrolling the resource-rich Scarborough Shoal area in recent days and waters off the coast of Luzon, the main island in the ...

This photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard shows a Chinese coast guard ship in the disputed South China Sea, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. The Philippines ... navy sentry ship, the BRP Sierra Madre ...

MANILA--The United States renewed a warning Tuesday that it’s obligated to defend its close treaty ally a day after Filipino navy ... Philippines coast and where it maintains the Sierra Madre ...