Sunday, July 15, 2012

Chinese Navy Ship Refloated And Pulled Off Disputed Philippine Shoal


Chinese Navy Ship Floated Off Disputed Shoal -- Voice of America

A Chinese navy ship that ran aground Wednesday in disputed waters near the Philippines was refloated Sunday and is heading home. A statement from China's defense ministry said its personnel are safe and the ship sustained light damage.

The vessel was in the South China Sea when it struck Half Moon Shoal in the Spratly Islands, about 110 kilometers off the western Philippine island of Palawan. The shoal is within the Philippines' 370-kilometer exclusive economic zone, in an area believed to be rich in mineral deposits.

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More News On A Chinese Frigate Running Aground In Disputed Waters Near The Philippines

China Warship Refloated, Pulled off Disputed Shoal
-- ABC News/AP
China frigate heads home, averts South China Sea standoff -- Reuters
Stranded naval frigate refloated: Chinese embassy -- AFP
Philippines says no protest as Chinese ship leaves -- AFP
Philippines urges China to explain stranded frigate -- BBC
Philippines says Chinese warship ran aground in its territory, seeks explanation from Beijing -- Washington Post/AP
Chinese Frigate Runs Aground -- Information Dissemination

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