WWII-era ship sinks before it can be sunk as target practice in U.S.-Philippine drills

US and Philippines military officials say American and Philippines forces submerged a few hours before the accident, a World War of the World War, a Philippine Navy drowning in the World War, has been accidentally submerged, US and the Philippine military officials have said that the drill has been abolished.

BRP Miguel Malvar, which was rejected by the Philippines Navy in 2021, took water while the controversial South China Sea spread in rough water and drowned about 5 nautical miles in the West Philippines province. The Philippine military said no one was on the ship after the ship was listed.

The American and the Philippines forces will move forward with other live-fire drivers outside the jambales on Monday despite being prematurely drowning. Captain John Percy Alkos of the Philippine Navy said the ship was built as a patrol ship for the US Navy in the 1980s, and the Philippine military was transferred to the Vietnam Navy before it achieved it.

The Philippines Lt. Colonel John Paul Salgado told the Associated Press, “It was a 6 -year -old dilapidated ship and was not able to withstand the rough sea.”

Originally named USS Bretboro, the ship was a service for the US Navy for more than 20 years. It was heavyly involved Okinawar According to the US Navy, where the ship was “treating more than 200 injured men and rescued more than a thousand survivors on the submerged ships.” During World War II, Blatboro achieved three war stars.

In this handout photo provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Public Affairs Office (PAO), the Philippine Navy BRP Miguel Malvar (PS -19) before consuming water before drowning, before taking water before receiving water before receiving a joint -fierce drill of military practice before the water, before the water is submerged. By, 5, 2025.

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The US Navy said the ship was sold to the Republic of Vietnam, the US Navy reported. According to the agency France-Press, the Philippines acquired and reconstructs the Navy ship after the Cruo escaped from Vietnam after the fall of Sigon in 1970.

The Chinese Coast Guard, the Navy and the suspected militia ships were planned to sink into an offshore region in the face of a very controversial scarborough shoal.

The Philippines also claimed that the phishing atol, which is located about 137 miles west of Jambles. Chinese and Philippines forces have been increasingly opposed to Curborough’s water and airspace in recent years.

The drill drowning on the canceled ship may be third in the contract allies in recent years. It was expected to be one of the major topic of greater annual military practice with participants by the United States and the Philippines by the United States and the Philippines from April 21st to 9th May.

Tagalg Balikatan, known as the shoulder to shoulder, is focusing on the defense of the Philippines sovereignty in the face of China’s growing aggression in the South China Sea, which is fully claiming that Beijing fully claims.

Scenes of the stage war, including the withdrawal of an island from the hostility forces, are still reflected in the assurance of the Trump administration, including Defense Secretary Pitt Hegsath, the United States will accept the Philippino forces of the Philippino, including the South China Sea.

On Sunday, the US, the Australian and the Philippines practiced to return an island from the hostile forces of Balabak, the coastal city of West Palawan province, facing the South China Sea.

Salgado said the Japanese forces and the British Marines joined the war practice as observers, which “demonstrated growing inter -use and solidarity among partners in maintaining regional protection,” said Salgado.

“What we have seen since Trump returned to the White House is not only in the Joint Military Drills in the US-Filippines Alliance, but also in the American statement that the alliance ‘Ironclad,’ Rand Corporation’s senior defense analyst Derek Grmann said.

Growsman said, “The Trump administration is trying to put pressure on China with the support of the Philippines,” but it is not clear that “it will be promised that the Trump administration seems to be less thunderous than its predecessors.”

China has strongly opposed this national practice involved in the US forces near the South China Sea or Taiwan, island democracy, which Beijing claims Has threatened attachment as a province and in need.

The United States and the Philippines military officials, however, emphasized that war practices were not designed with China, but acts as a prevention of aggression in the region.

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