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Former Navy ship to be sunk in May
The Philippines and the United States will sink the BRP 'Lake Calivara' off the coast of Laoag in Ilocos Norte, the northernmost mainland province in the country, which is relatively near Taiwan. The coastal area in La Paz village was chosen to be the venue of the sinking exercise in May 2024 due to its strategic location. The west coast area in La Paz is the most suitable for an exercise of this magnitude, it was said on March 20, 2024. The BRP 'Lake Caliraya' is a decommissioned Navy vessel. In July 2023, the ship ran aground off Bataan, but an American contractor retrieved it to be used for this exercise. A day before it ran aground, it was supposed to be used as a mock target for a bilateral marine exercise of Manila and Washington, but the drills were canceled then due to inclement weather. Report with photo: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/228843/ph-us-to-sink-mock-enemy-ship-in-area-relatively-near-taiwan#ixzz8V0m7NX4V
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