Chinese boat runs aground on Tubbataha

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DAMAGED. A coral rubble in Tubbataha reef. Photo by WWF-Philippines

Only a few months after a US minesweeper hit the protected Tubbataha reef park, another vessel ran aground the Unesco World Heritage site almost midnight Sunday, April 8. The 12 persons onboard that Chinese fishing boat are now being questioned by Philippine officials. A US salvage ship and others overseeing the removal of the USS Guardian that damaged about 2,345.67 square meters of the reef when it ran aground are still in the area. Tubbataha is near Palawan, which is a region located next to South China Sea (also West Philippine Sea), a mineral rich body of water claimed by various countries, including China and Philippines.


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