Kerry comments on Tubbataha

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SITTING ON THE REEF. Led by US Navy Supervisor of Salvage Capt Mark Matthews, an experienced team of salvage professionals are ready to dismantle the 23-year-old minesweeper and safely remove the ship from the reef. February 8 photo courtesy of US Navy

The United States will share with the Philippines all its information on the grounding of the USS Guardian in Tubbataha and consult Manila before publishing the results of its probe into the incident. US Secretary of State John Kerry made these assurances to Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario in a telephone conversation last night, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on February 14. The Americans are willing for US Navy high-ranking officials to “accept and answer queries” from Philippine investigators, Kerry told Del Rosario. The USS Guardian ran aground on January 17 inside the protected area of the marine park, a UNESCO World Heritage site and a paradise for scuba divers.


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