The Osco-Philippine Navy landing craft was run aground deliberately in 1999
with a national flag hoisted on board.
Since then, rotating detachments of the Filipino Marines have been living on board,
conquering down through tropical heat.
Taverns and long spells away from home in a bid to assert territorial rights
and prevent any Chinese invasion.
The vessel rests atop a Contesta III, which even has a name that is under dispute,
though internationally known as the Second Thomas Shoal.
The Philippines call the reef the Anin Shoal, and China refers to it as
Red Sea.
The Teardrop Shape Reef forms part of the Contesta,
but the islands, which are all claimed by China,
the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan have
left a name in past phone calls.
The Osco-Philippine Navy landing craft was run aground deliberately in 1999
with a national flag hoisted on board.
Since then, rotating detachments of the Filipino Marines have been living on board.
Since then, rotating detachments of the Filipino Marines have been living on board.






Living on board, hungering down through tropical heat
Titans and long spells away from home in a bid to assert
Territorial rights and prevent any Chinese development there
The vessel rests atop a Contesta III
Which even has a name that is under dispute
Though internationally known as the Second Thomas Show
The Philippines call the reef the Anishinaabemowin
And China refers to it as Renigia
The teardrop-shaped reef
The Teardrop-shaped reef

Forms part of the contestants
But the islands which are
All claimed by China
The Philippines, Vietnam
Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have