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Grounded ship is PH's last line of defense
Topic Started: May 23 2013, 01:21 PM (1,031 Views)
Ayoshi
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BY Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse
05/23/2013 

MANILA, Philippines - A handful of marines living on a World War II-era ship that is grounded on a remote, tiny reef is the Philippines' last line of defense against China's efforts to control most of the South China Sea.
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"Their lives are very hard... but they are marines. They are used to that kind of thing," said the retired general, former head of military forces in the western Philippines that has jurisdiction over the area.

"There is no ground, they live on a grounded ship. They depend only on supplies that are delivered to them on logistics runs."

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Neither Sabban nor defense department spokesman Peter Galvez would confirm to AFP the troops' exact numbers, nor their weaponry.

However Galvez said the grounded vessel produced its own electricity generated from its fuel-powered engine, giving the shoal garrison access to indoor entertainment, including movies and video games.

"It's still a functioning ship. It's just considered a ship in distress," Galvez told AFP.

Satellite phones also keep them in contact with their families during tours of duty, which last between three and six months, according to Sabban.


Source: www.rappler.com
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jvelarde
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Better install a genset inside this ship para hindi masyadong aksaya sa fuel.
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If I'm not mistaken, this is the only active garrison of its kind in the world.

Much respect to the Marines holding the line in this lonely outpost. :salute:
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Taz_1
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If effective, they should do that in all of them.
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boybim
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i would suggest, we ground the rest of our derelict WW2 fleet on the shoals to save on having bases instead.we have lots of those and we dont as usual have any budget..problem solved!
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Ground Humabon to the area...tingnan lng natin kung makalapit pa mga mangingisda nila dyan. :)
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