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PH asked to demand payment for Chinese ship in Tubbataha

AsianetApril 9, 2013 14:04

The government should not only file a formal protest but also “demand accountability and compensation” from China for the grounding of a Chinese vessel at Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea, the militant umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said Tuesday. Bayan secretary general Renato Reyes called the second Tubbataha Reef grounding incident in three months a “cause for alarm.” In a text message to the INQUIRER, he said they “can’t help but notice though that Philippine authorities were able to apprehend the Chinese crew of the vessel but the same was not done to the c

Gov’t to ensure US will pay for Tubbataha damage

AsianetApril 6, 2013 12:01

The government will make sure the United States makes good on its pledge to compensate the Philippines for the damage inflicted by a US Navy ship on the Tubbataha Reef marine sanctuary, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday. Salvage operations to remove the USS Guardian, a US Navy minesweeper that got stranded on the protected area on Jan.

Salvage crews break up US Navy ship in Philippines

Agence France-PresseFebruary 27, 2013 06:46

Salvage teams have begun cutting up a US Navy ship stranded on a UN World Heritage-listed coral reef in the Philippines in a process that could take almost month, the coastguard said on Wednesday. The smokestack, or funnel, of the minesweeper USS Guardian was lifted off on Tuesday while the mast was removed on Wednesday, marking a major step in the operation, said coastguard spokeswoman Lieutenant Greanata Jude.

U.S. Navy minesweeper runs aground off Philippines

Thomson ReutersJanuary 17, 2013 02:15

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy minesweeper, the USS Guardian, ran aground in the Sulu Sea off the Philippines on Thursday, and was stuck on a reef, the Navy said. No one was injured in the incident, which occurred at 2:25 a.m. local time on Tubbataha Reef about 80 miles (130 km) east-southeast of Palawan Island, in the Philippines, the Navy said. There were no reports that any fuel leaked from the vessel.