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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Stranded naval frigate refloated: Chinese embassy

Dongguan (560) - Type 053H1G (Jianghu-V)A Chinese naval frigate that ran aground close to Philippine shores while patrolling disputed waters in the South China Sea was refloated on Sunday, the Chinese embassy said.

The stranding occurred Wednesday in a shoal which sits just 60 nautical miles from the western Philippine island of Palawan, within the country's exclusive economic zone, in an area believed to be rich in mineral deposits.

"The grounded frigate near Nansha's Half Moon Shoal was refloated successfully, with minor damage in the stem part," the embassy said in a statement posted on its website.

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