Known as Xianbin Reef in China and Escoda Shoal in the Philippines, Sabina Shoal has been a flashpoint since April, when Manila deployed one of its most advanced coastguard ships, the BRP Teresa ...

Sabina Shoal, known to the Philippines as Escoda and by China as Xianbin Jiao, is the latest flashpoint in the South China Sea between Manila and Beijing. Located 75 nautical miles from the ...

After spending five months in Sabina or Escoda Shoal, the BRP Teresa Magbanua, the largest ship of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), has reportedly left the disputed area in the West Philippine Sea.

"The ship at Sabina Shoal can of course be pulled away, but whether it should be towed or not depends on how the situation develops," Hu said. "The best way out is that the ship leaves on its own." ...

The incident, the first time in decades that Beijing and Manila have clashed over the Sabina Shoal, may derail efforts to lower tensions in the South China Sea.

A stretch of uninhabited, low-lying reefs in the South China Sea is fast becoming a dangerous new flashpoint between China and the Philippines, dealing a blow to recent efforts to de-escalate ...

Sabina Shoal: The new flashpoint between China and the Philippines. Image source, Getty Images. Image caption, Sabina Shoal is located in the oil-rich Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.

Over the weekend, Manila accused Beijing of attempting to create an "artificial island" at Sabina Shoal, an unoccupied reef 75 nautical miles from Palawan island.

The Philippines is sending a new vessel to replace the coast guard ship Teresa Magbanua at Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea after the original ship returned to port.

Known as Xianbin Reef in China and Escoda Shoal in the Philippines, Sabina Shoal has been a flashpoint since April, when Manila deployed one of its most advanced coastguard ships, the BRP Teresa ...

After spending five months in Sabina or Escoda Shoal, the BRP Teresa Magbanua, the largest ship of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), has reportedly left the disputed area in the West Philippine Sea.

Sabina Shoal: The new flashpoint between China and the Philippines. 30 August 2024. Share Save. Tessa Wong and Joel Guinto. BBC News. Reporting from Singapore. Share Save. Getty Images.