BRP Sierra Madre has been grounded near the Second Thomas Shoal for 24 years. The Second Thomas Shoal is a contested part of the South China Sea that both China and the Philippines claim. China has ...

Filipino soldiers wave from the dilapidated Sierra Madre ship of the Philippine Navy as it is anchored near Ayungin shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the Spratly group of islands in the South China Sea, ...

It’s a $6-billion scourge that afflicts Navy destroyers, cruise ships and historic vessels like the Queen Mary without fear or favor. It’s such a problem that professional organizations and ...

The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrives in Sasebo, Japan, after completing a routine patrol in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd ...

A rusting hulk of history is fighting for survival as it’s moored on the Delaware River. A specialist in longshots is joining the effort. “America’s national flagship, the S.S. United States, is only ...

Aid workers scouring the Atlantic coast of Africa from a light plane Saturday could not find a rusting Russian ship with 450 Liberian war refugees barred from ports for 18 days. Aid workers estimate ...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine navy is quietly reinforcing the hull and deck of a rusting ship it ran aground on a disputed South China Sea reef in 1999 to stop it breaking apart, determined to ...