To assert its claim to a reef, the Philippines ran BRP Sierra Madre aground 2½ decades ago and keeps a few marines garrisoned there. China objects.
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https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/water-cannons-and-lasers-south-china-sea-standoff-around-world-war-ii-era-ship-heats-up-6d24d8d0 The U.S. has reaffirmed that an ‘armed attack’ on its ally’s vessels would invoke its commitments under a mutual-defense treaty The grounded BRP Sierra Madre is still a commissioned vessel of the Philippine navy, with marines aboard.
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