The Pigeon Express
Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea less than a week after it was towed away from the city, its parent company said Monday. The restaurant encountered “adverse conditions” on Saturday as it was passing the Xisha Islands, also known as the Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea, […]
The United States Navy recovered from the bottom of the South China Sea the wreckage of a US military stealth fighter jet that crashed into the deck of a US aircraft carrier in January, the US Navy’s 7th Fleet announced on Thursday. The F-35C crashed into the ocean after failing to make a successful landing […]
New images of a US Navy F-35C stealth fighter crashing into the South China Sea earlier this week have emerged on social media.The F-35C, a single-engine stealth fighter and the newest jet in the US Navy fleet, crash-landed on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during routine operations on Monday, the Navy said.The $100 million […]
The United States is racing to recover one of its most advanced fighter jet from the South China Sea, an extremely complex operation that will most likely be closely monitored by Beijing. The F-35C, a single-engine stealth fighter and the newest jet in the US Navy fleet, crash-landed on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson […]
A powerful typhoon that battered the central Philippines left at least 12 people dead in massive floods that trapped residents on roofs and damaged buildings, including a hotel and an airport, officials said. Typhoon Rai slightly weakened after slamming ashore on Thursday on the country’s southeastern coast but still packed destructive and deadly winds of […]
The Philippines condemned “in strongest terms” the actions of three Chinese Coast Guard vessels which blocked and used water cannons on two Manila supply boats on their way to a Philippine-occupied atoll in the South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said no one was hurt during the November 16 incident at the Second […]
China appears to have built full-scale mock-ups of US warships in a desert in the country’s north-western Xinjiang region, satellite images show. One of the images by US space technology company Maxar, shows a structure shaped like a military aircraft carrier placed on rail tracks. USNI News, a site specialising in the US Navy, said […]
The US Navy has sacked three top crew members aboard a nuclear submarine that crashed into an underwater mountain. Commander Cameron Aljilani and two others were removed after an investigation into the incident in the disputed South China Sea. The USS Connecticut struck the object last month, forcing the vessel to come to the surface […]
More than a dozen US sailors have been injured after a nuclear submarine hit an “unknown object” while submerged in waters around the South China Sea. Fifteen sailors had minor injuries when the USS Connecticut collided with the object on Saturday, US officials said. They added that it was unclear what had caused the collision. […]
Taiwan reported 38 Chinese military planes flying into its air defence zone on Friday, the largest incursion by China till date. The defence ministry said the jets, including nuclear-capable bombers, entered the area in two waves. Taiwan responded by scrambling its jets and deploying missile systems. China sees democratic Taiwan as a breakaway province, but […]
Indonesia increased patrols around its Natuna islands in the South China Sea after Chinese and US vessels were detected nearby in international waters. At least five navy vessels assisted by an air patrol were deployed in North Natuna Sea to secure the area, Indonesian Navy western fleet commander Arsyad Abdullah said. The Navy’s position on […]
The United Kingdom announced that it will permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and escort ships sail to Japan in September through seas where China is contending with the United States and Japan. Plans for the high-profile visit by the carrier strike group come as the UK deepens […]