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Day: April 8, 2013

Aground on Tubbataha Reef

Aground on Tubbataha Reef

USS Guardian
USS Guardian being salvaged

 

The fishing vessel 63168 went aground in the Philippines on Tubbataha Reef.  The Chinese fishing vessel with 12 crew was illegally fishing when it struck the reef.   No reports of injuries.   Philippine authorities dispatched a vessel to the scene to monitor the fishing vessel and the crew on board.  The USS Guardian had run aground earlier on the reef on January 17.

 

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