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"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the , part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships."

Wreck, Rats and Roaches : Standoff in the (2014 article)
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2014/07/world/south-china-sea-dispute/

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, (AP) — A flotilla of about 100 mostly small fishing boats led by sailed Wednesday to a disputed shoal in the , where ’s coast guard and suspected have used powerful to ward off what they regard as intruders.

The and navy deployed one patrol ship each to keep watch from a distance on the activists and fishermen.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/filipino-activists-and-fishermen-sail-in-100-boat-flotilla-to-disputed-shoal-guarded-by-china/ar-BB1mpsYv

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In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, fishing boats carrying activists and volunteers belonging to a nongovernment coalition called Atin Ito, Tagalog for This is Ours, pass by waters off Palauig Point, Zambales province, northwestern Philippines as they head towards Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday May 15, 2024. A flotilla of about 100 mostly small fishing boats led by Filipino activists sailed Wednesday to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where Beijing's coast guard and suspected militia ships have used powerful water cannons to ward off what they regard as intruders. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)
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