Half Moon Shoal
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Half Moon Shoal (Chinese: 半月礁; pinyin: Banyue Jiao ; Tagalog: Hasa Hasa Shoal) is a shoal in Spratly Islands of South China Sea. China and the Philippines have competing claims over the shoal. It is located 100 km from Palawan, Philippines.
Notable incidents
A Chinese frigate, Type 053 560, ran aground on the shoal on 11 July 2012.[1][2] The base of the frigate is in Mischief Reef, located 76 nautical miles away.[2]
On 6 May 2014, Philippine police seized 11 Chinese fishermen allegedly poaching sea turtles on board the fishing boat, Qiongqionghai, near the Half Moon Shoal.[3]
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