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The Navy is still investigating how the ship, which is designed to seek and destroy marine mines, ran aground. About 1,000 square meters (about 10,760 square feet) of the reef have been damaged. Philippine officials said this week that the Philippines would seek compensation for damage to the reef. About 500 species of fish and 350 species of coral can be found there, as can whales, dolphins, sharks, turtles and breeding seabirds, according to UNESCO. The Tubbataha Reef is home to a vast array of sea, air and land creatures, as well as sizable lagoons and two coral islands. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which prepares the digital navigation charts used by the Navy, has reported the location of the reef was misplaced on a chart by nine miles. James Stockman, said last week that the U.S. Its crew was evacuated to other vessels, and the ship was battered by waves that pushed it farther onto the reef.Īn investigation is under way to determine the cause of the grounding.
Minesweeper ship free#
Initial efforts to free the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship at high tide were unsuccessful. When training runs go bad: The Avenger-class ship (marked '5') had just completed a port call in Subic Bay, a former American naval base west of the capital, Manila, and was en route to Indonesia and then on to East Timor The $61 million vessel was on its way from Subic Bay, Philippines, to its next port call in Indonesia when it struck the reef, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east-southeast of Palawan Island in the Sulu Sea. Embassy in Manila.Īll of the 15,000 gallons of diesel fuel aboard the 224-foot-long, 1,312-ton ship were removed Friday, along with dry food stores and the personal effects of the Guardian's crew of 79, the Navy said.Įxperts have also started to reinforce the wood-and-fiberglass hull of the minesweeper with Kevlar to limit stresses from waves hitting the vessel, the U.S.
These materials include paint, solvents and lubricants, according to a statement from the U.S. Navy-led salvage teams have already removed most of the ship's materials that could be environmentally harmful to Tubbataha Reef.
Minesweeper ship full#
So far the vessel's tanks have been pumped full of seawater to keep the vessel stable while salvage ships make their way to the location. The Navy has contracted two massive crane ships and a barge from the Dutch contractor Smit International to clean up and remove the Navy vessel.
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