General cargo ship HYUNDAI FASHION sank in Yellow sea at around 0900 Seoul time Dec 21, due west of Gunsan, Korea. All 9 crew rescued by nearby fishing and cargo vessels, and later picked up by Korean CG. The ship was en route from Pyengtaek Korea Yellow sea, to Masan...
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Container ship SUNTUDSAMUT 4 with 42 containers on board capsized and sank at around 0200 LT (UTC +8) Nov 3, 4.8 nm off Sai Ri Sawi Beach, Chumphon Province, Thailand, Gulf of Siam. The ship left Surat Thani at around midnight Nov 2, bound for Laem Chabang, but...
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MANILA, Philippines — The United States on Tuesday expressed support for the Philippines amid reports Chinese vessels are swarming near Iroquois Reef and Sabina Shoal in the Spratly Islands. “The reported escalating swarms of PRC vessels in the vicinity of...
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MANILA – The national government must assert anew the 2016 Hague ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and declare China’s expansive maritime claims devoid of merit, Senator Loren Legarda said on Monday. Following a still-unnumbered Senate resolution...
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) over the weekend recovered debris near Subic, Zambales, believed to be parts of a Long March rocket launched by China in October. The PCG said among the materials recovered on Saturday, December 17, are metal and plastic debris...
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MANILA – The Western Command (Wescom) on Sunday said it has successfully completed another resupply mission to Filipino troops manning the BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) which is grounded and standing watch in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). ...
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Dec 19 1120 LT UPDATE: Corvette sank at around 2330 LT Dec 18, some 20 nm off Bang Saphan Pier in Prachuap Khiri Khan province. There were 106 personnel on board, 73 rescued with 3 being in critical condition, 33 are missing, major SAR is under way. Thai Navy ships,...
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Bulk carrier ONE DESTINY interrupted her voyage from Singapore to Phuket at Malacca Strait, and anchored at Pangkor island anchorage, in the evening Dec 16. One crew, 52-year old Russian seaman, died from extensive head bleeding. It is unknown yet if it was natural...
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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said at least P31.5 million smuggled frozen meat products from China were confiscated at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement James Layug said that...
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The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China after the forcible taking by the Chinese coast guard of a rocket debris from the Philippine Navy in the West Philippine Sea, an incident that earned the “disgust” of the country’s...
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MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos should raise the recent “brazen” violations of China of international law and its disregard for the 2016 arbitral ruling in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with Chinese President Xi Jinping when they meet in January in Beijing,...
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USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Dec. 5, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated...
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