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| BRP Sierra Madre/Ayungin Shoal; News | Discussions | Updates | |
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| AZKALS | Jul 16 2015, 07:30 PM Post #201 |
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Philippines Rusting Grounded Warship Repair Angers China http://www.marinelink.com/news/philippines-warship394756.aspx Thursday, July 16, 2015, 4:27 AM China warned it can take "further actions" after the Philippines confirmed it is fortifying the BRP Sierra Madre, a grounded ship on Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the South China Sea.Beijing has hit out at Manila for repairing a crumbling ship serving as its outpost in the disputed South China Sea, branding the Philippines as a "hypocritical troublemaker and rule breaker".The Philippines said Tuesday it would repair the Sierra Madre which is at a shoal also claimed by China. A Reuters report said the Philippines also plans to revive a former US naval base in Subic Bay.The Philippines officially announced that it was repairing a crumbling ship serving as its lonely outpost in the disputed South China Sea as China deploys more vessels and builds new islands nearby. This would ensure the rust-eaten World War II-vintage BRP Sierra Madre remains livable for a tiny unit of marines guarding Second Thomas Shoal, said Philippine Navy spokesman Col. Edgard Arevalo.The Philippine military deliberately grounded the 100-metre (328-foot) World War II-vintage BRP Sierra Madre atop the Second Thomas Shoal in 1999 in an effort to check the advance of China, which four years earlier occupied Philippine-claimed Mischief Reef some 40 kilometres (25 miles) away."China expresses strong protest and firm opposition to the reinforcement of the warship," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said, reiterating China's sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and surrounding waters.Hua recalled how the Philippine warship illegally landed on the beach of the Ren'ai Reef of China's Nansha Islands in 1999 under the excuse that it had been stranded |
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| Hong Nam | Jul 16 2015, 10:06 PM Post #202 |
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So says the biggest trouble maker of them all... They've tried blockading the small garrison and they have failed to do so. They have been constantly outsmarted by supply runs from Pagasa Island and can't do anything about it. That is what "pisses them off" the most. Improve and upgrade everything. It's an active ship of your navy, so you have the right to keep it from disintegrating/sinking. It's not a rock nor a submerged reef that your converting to an island. I would like to see them make a huge mistake by trying and taking further steps against the BRP Sierra Madre. |
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| Hong Nam | Jul 18 2015, 01:37 PM Post #203 |
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"The two Philippine ships were loaded with concrete and rebar rather than food. Is concrete and rebar edible?" - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Qin Gang - So asked the country that thinks synthetic eggs and rice are edible. Edited by Hong Nam, Jul 18 2015, 01:42 PM.
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| Hong Nam | Jul 21 2015, 11:11 PM Post #204 |
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The "never was and has been general" is at it again.
Think really big and expand your imagination to new boundaries. Prove him a liar and see if China has the methods to go beyond it. Edited by Hong Nam, Jul 21 2015, 11:16 PM.
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| Andres Boning | Jul 26 2015, 06:13 PM Post #205 |
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Hope this is true.. United States to Resupply and Send Marines on a grounded Philippine Navy Ship amid China threat http://www.manilalivewire.com/2015/07/united-states-to-resupply-and-send-marines-on-a-grounded-ships-amid-chinas-threat/ Edited by Andres Boning, Jul 26 2015, 06:17 PM.
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| airsupremo | Aug 21 2015, 07:45 AM Post #206 |
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Really? Manila Livewire? |
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THE STRONGEST PEOPLE ARE NOT THOSE WHO SHOW STRENGTH IN FRONT OF US, BUT THOSE WHO WIN BATTLES WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. ![]() | |
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| anbu-konoha | Sep 3 2015, 01:48 PM Post #207 |
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How about replacing Sierra Madre with the 1940's LST BRP Laguna and BRP Benguet? Are those two not in line for decommissioning with the two SSV from Indonesia as replacement? Or maybe one in Ayungin and one in Scarborough? |
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| Hong Nam | Jul 8 2016, 05:36 PM Post #208 |
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JUL 6, 2016 China Issues Threat After Philippine Activists Resupply The Sierra Madre In The South China Sea A Philippine activist group, Kalayaan Atin Ito (KAI), made their third “patriotic voyage” in the South China Sea in less than a year – this time on a resupply protest to a former U.S. naval vessel, the Sierra Madre. China issued a veiled threat against the Sierra Madre two days after the Sierra Madre protest by KAI. A spokesman from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Wu Qian, spoke to a reporter from the People’s Daily, China’s official party newspaper. The paper linked potential towing of the Sierra Madre by China to the outcome of the PCA case to be decided on July 12. Activists remained at the shoal for several hours, provided food, drinks, a live goat, activist t-shirts, and other supplies to the marines, took photos and video, swam, sang the national anthem on the Sierra Madre with the marines, and then returned to Palawan. Forbes |
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| icefrog | Jul 8 2016, 05:45 PM Post #209 |
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Jeez. I wonder what will be their reaction once the tribunal gives their decision next week. I, for one would like the Philippines apply for a new ADIZ that would extend from our current ADIZ in northern Philippines and Taiwan. Extend it throughout the western board upto the coast of Nasugbu Batangas. At the very least upto Subic if that's too much. Of course, presuming we win the case and ADIZ is decided by multiple parties and bit done unilaterally unlike China.
Edited by icefrog, Jul 8 2016, 05:50 PM.
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| KhaZix | Jul 9 2016, 01:05 AM Post #210 |
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Well the shoal is of a military importance. If the Chinese ever had the slightest opportunity to grab it, they would be able to surveillance our troops movement from aerial flights. |
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