BRP Sierra Madre has been grounded near the Second Thomas Shoal for 24 years. The Second Thomas Shoal is a contested part of the South China Sea that both China and the Philippines claim. China ...

Inquirer. PH slams Chinese claims of marine damage in WPS caused by BRP Sierra Madre | INQToday. Posted: July 9, 2024 | Last updated: November 4, 2024 ...

After multiple maritime clashes, the Philippines invited journalists on a mission to resupply the Sierra Madre. A reporter for The Times was given rare access.

Both resupply boats still made it to BRP Sierra Madre. A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon was spotted overflying Second Thomas Shoal. This was later confirmed by a Philippine military spokesperson, ...

Chinese forces seized Philippine small boats and firearms during Monday’s botched resupply attempt to BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) at Second Thomas Shoal, Philippine military officials confirmed ...

The Philippine navy ship BRP Sierra Madre was grounded in 1999 to assert Manila's territorial claims at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea.

The Philippines on Tuesday said it had successfully delivered supplies to marines aboard the BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated military outpost in the contested South China Sea, despite attempts by ...

Tasked to build a modest prototype for a future Marine Corps landing ship, America has ended up with a tough, mobile, ... (MRRV-4403), from resupplying the BRP Sierra Madre. ...

Philippine navy ship BRP Sierra Madre is seen at the Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the South China Sea in April 2023. (Aaron Favila / Associated Press) By Jim Gomez ...

On Sunday, Chinese ships hit a resupply boat contracted by AFP and a Philippine Coast Guard ship, causing damage to the two vessels bound for BRP Sierra Madre. BRP Sierra Madre is a commissioned ...