Philippines Sends Ship After China Boat Heads for Spratlys
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The Philippines announced it will send its biggest warship, a World War II vessel, to a disputed part of the South China Sea after China said it was deploying one of its new coastal patrol vessels in the waters.
The BRP Rajah Humabon, used by the U.S. against German submarines, will patrol around Scarborough Shoal near the Spratly Islands in waters claimed by China, the Philippine Star reported on its website. China sent the Haixun 31, a 3,000-ton vessel with a helicopter landing pad, to inspect foreign ships and oil facilities in disputed waters of the South China Sea, Hong Kong’s Ta Kung Pao newspaper reported yesterday.