shoal
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Authorities in the Philippines, which also claims the shoal, then released more detailed photos that showed a rickety-looking platform floating at the shoal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
And in August, a Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat near the same shoal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
The shoal, which is less than 200 nautical miles from the Philippine coastline, is home to a crumbling warship, the Sierra Madre.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
She did not address whether that had been done in this case and warned against any Philippine attempt to occupy the shoal permanently.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
First it was dark as a shoal in the blue water that was more than a mile deep.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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