Chinese maritime militia vessels pictured inside Manila-held Second Thomas Shoal on December 11, 2023. The Chinese coast guard tried to prevent a Philippine resupply mission to the territory on ...

Chinese Coast Guard boats close to the floating barrier are pictured on September 20, 2023, near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, in this handout image released by the Philippine ...

Chinese coast guard ships shadowed a group of Filipino activists and fishermen sailing toward a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippine coast guard deployed patrol ships and a plane ...

The exact cause of the shoal has not been identified, but Egeter believes it's most likely the south wind and swells pushing the sand to it. The south winds have persisted all summer so far and it ...

A China Coast Guard vessel, center, shadows two Philippine supply boats during a mission to deliver provisions at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on November 10, 2023.

This mission was the closest that any civilian has gotten to the ship in over a year, since China intensified its blockade of the shoal. Around midnight, the Cabra was 16 nautical miles from the ...

The U.S. and Philippines flew a joint patrol over the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea guarded by Beijing's troops.

The Philippines' coast guard (PCG) on Sunday accused China of "dangerous and blocking" manoeuvres while its vessel patrolled near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea this month.

The Sabina Shoal, 86 miles from the Philippine island of Palawan, is one of the closest maritime features in the Spratlys to the Philippines. It is within the 200 miles that the Philippines ...

The likely cause of the shoal has been the persistent south wind and swells this summer, which pushes the sand in, according to the Army Corps. It was the same dynamic that likely caused the ...