This Jan. 17 photo released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command (WESCOM) shows the Guardian, a U.S. Navy minesweeper, after it ran aground off Tubbataha Reef, a World Heritage Site in the Sulu Sea, 400 miles southwest of Manila, Philippines. (Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command)
Digital Map Error May Have Led To Minesweeper Grounding -- Defense News
A digital chart used by the minesweeper USS Guardian to navigate Philippine waters misplaced the location of a reef by about eight nautical miles, and may have been a significant factor when the ship drove hard aground on the reef on Jan. 17.
As of Jan. 18, U.S. Navy ships have been directed to “operate with caution” when using similar electronic charts and compare the map data with paper charts, which are considered accurate.
The Guardian drove onto Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea around 2:25 a.m. on Jan. 17 (some sources cite a date of Jan. 16, since that was the date in Washington, D.C. when the incident occurred). The reef is about 80 miles east-southeast of Palawan Island.
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More News On The Grounding Of The Minesweeper USS Guardian
US Navy: Faulty navigation map may have caused minesweeper to run aground in Philippines -- Washington Post/AP
Most Crew Leaves US Navy Ship Stuck In Philippines -- NPR/AP
Crew evacuated from Navy minesweeper stuck on Philippine reef -- CNN
All crew leave U.S. Navy ship stuck in Philippines -- USA Today
US Navy ship stuck on coral reef in Philippines -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
US Navy ship aground on Philippine Unesco coral reef -- BBC
Philippines to seek damages for US navy ship mishap -- AFP
Filipino senators want explanation on disabled US warship in marine sanctuary -- Mindanao Examiner
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