The Philippines withdrew its Coast Guard vessel from a South China Sea shoal that’s recently been at the center of tensions with Beijing.Most Read from BloombergHousing’s Worst Crisis in Decades Rever

The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.

The Philippines sent the Teresa Magbuana to the Sabina Shoal last April to deter China from seizing the reef, which it claims historic rights over. Beijing claims almost the whole of the South China Sea as its maritime waters,

In a significant and controversial move, the Philippines recently withdrew its coastguard vessel, BRP Teresa Magbanua, from the disputed Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea. The decision to recall the ship was prompted by bad weather,

Manila says new vessel will ‘immediately take over’ after BRP Teresa Magbanua left disputed area in South China Sea.

A Philippine vessel that spent months anchored at a disputed reef in the South China Sea has left the area, the national maritime council said Sunday.