The Philippine vessel aground on Ren'ai Reef has become fixed to the reef structure, and after hull reinforcement, it will not naturally break up in the short term.

The wreck on Ren'ai Reef can no longer naturally disintegrate!

Although the vessel appears to be riddled with holes, it has actually become integrated with the reef structure and will not naturally disintegrate for ten to eight years.

Our side has just released photos from the clash that occurred on Ren'ai Reef on the 20th, showing how we "opened up" the Philippine vessel. Some of these images reveal the grounded landing ship heavily rusted and full of holes, seemingly on the verge of collapsing at any moment.

In reality, over recent years, the Philippine military has employed a "ant-moving" approach—slowly transporting large quantities of construction materials onto the wreck to reinforce its hull. Although China later strictly prevented the Philippines from smuggling building materials, the reinforcement work had already been completed. The ship's bottom is now a concrete foundation firmly fused with the reef rock, making natural disintegration impossible in the short term.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1871282647164042/

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