I found it interesting when I learned today that I the Philippine military deliberately ran aground the Sierra Madre, a World War Il-era warship provided by the

I found it interesting when I learned today that I the Philippine military deliberately ran aground the Sierra Madre, a World War Il-era warship provided by the US, at a submerged shoal in 1999 in a move to fortify its claim within the South China Sea. Even though it is effectively a shipwreck, it has not been decommissioned by the Philippine military so that any assault on the ship is tantamount to an attack against the Philippines.