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BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) is an LST-542-class tank landing ship that is an active duty [2] commissioned vessel under the Philippine Navy. [3] [4]Originally known as USS LST-821, it was renamed to USS Harnett County (LST-821/AGP-281), built for the United States Navy during World War II.
CCG personnel also reportedly threw rocks at Filipino troops moored near the grounded BRP Sierra Madre. [11] Eight Filipino personnel reportedly got injured. [11] One of them was noted to have lost a finger. [12] The Philippine military has demanded the return of the rifles confiscated by China and reparation for the damaged equipment. [13]
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) video showing a China Coast Guard ship firing its water cannon towards a PCG ship. On August 5, 2023, the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Navy were heading to the Second Thomas Shoal to conduct what it describes as a routine resupply mission for personnel aboard the BRP Sierra Madre marooned at the feature.
In May 1999, two Philippine ships—the BRP Sierra Madre and the BRP Lanao del Norte—were intentionally grounded on the shoal. According to Chinese officials' narrative, the Philippines partly complied with China's demand to remove the ships, towing away the BRP Lanao del Norte but leaving the BRP Sierra Madre on the shoal. [13]
BRP Sierra Madre: USS LST-821 / USS Harnett County (LST-821) / RVNS My Tho: LT-57 5 April 1976 1999 Aground near Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal), Kalayaan Islands as an outpost. Treated as a ship still in active service. [132] LST-491 class: BRP Zamboanga del Sur: USS LST-975 / USS Marion County: LT-86 17 November 1975 between 2013 and 2014
BRP Malapascua CCG 5205. According to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the BRP Malapascua was aiding the Philippine Navy in conducting a rotation and resupply (RoRE) mission on February 6, 2023, when a ship from the China Coast Guard (CCG) with the with bow number 5205 deliberate blocked the coast guard ship from delivering food and supply to the crew of the grounded BRP Sierra Madre at the ...
The BRP Sierra Madre is a Philippine Navy vessel that was intentionally beached off the shoal of Ayungin (also known as the Second Thomas Shoal) in 1999. It has since been occupied by a dozen Filipino Marines, all of whom take turns for an assignment of 5 months in order to assert the rights of sovereignty and jurisdiction of the Philippines on ...
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