South China Sea
Spratly / Scarborough
Why it matters: Grey-zone maritime-militia and coast-guard confrontations along key trade routes.
Local map · live AIS
Fused signal timeline · 21 days
No dated open-source events in the last 21 days for this box.
Assessment
South China Sea is showing a watch-level posture above its baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. Latest reporting (2026-05-23): “Chinese ship leaves after tense standoff near Taiwan-controlled islands” — reuters.com. Metocean: 22.2 kt wind, 2.42 m seas — transit favourable.
What changed
- ›Most recent reporting dated 2026-05-23.
- ›Conditions: 22.2 kt / Bft 6, seas moderate — favourable for transit.
- ›No other material change in monitored feeds.
Live AIS snapshot
90s windowLive positions via AISStream.io at build time. Cross-run gap/dark-ship detection is the next iteration.
Metocean conditions
Open-Meteo, box centroid, at build time.
Dated open-source reporting
- 2026-05-23Chinese ship leaves after tense standoff near Taiwan-controlled islands
A Chinese coast guard ship left waters near Taiwan's strategically located Pratas Islands at the top of the South China Sea on Sunday following a tense standoff and verbal sparring between the coast guards, Taiwan's Coast Guard said.
reuters.com · jina
- 2025-10-13FOX6 News Milwaukee
The U.S. condemned China after a Chinese coast guard ship used a water cannon and rammed a Philippine government vessel near Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea Link in comments
facebook.com · jina
- 2025-10-11Chinese coast guard rams and damages a Philippine vessel off an island in the South China Sea | AP News
Chinese coast guard ships have used powerful water cannons and rammed a Philippine government vessel near Thitu Island in the South China Sea.
apnews.com · jina
- 2025-08-14504K views · 5.3K reactions | The Philippines condemned China on Tuesday for a confrontation in the South China Sea that led to a collision between two Chinese ships in the contested waters. Footage shows a Chinese coast guard vessel chasing a Philippine boat and then ramming a Chinese warship. https://nyti.ms/46Uo54r | The New York Times
The Philippines condemned China on Tuesday for a confrontation in the South China Sea that led to a collision between two Chinese ships in the contested...
facebook.com · jina
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news.usni.org · jina
- 2025-07-10China rams Philippine ship while 60 Minutes on board; South China Sea tensions could draw U.S. in
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youtube.com · jina
- 2024-09-14Philippine Coast Guard ship in South China Sea standoff returns to port
Manila says new vessel will ‘immediately take over’ after BRP Teresa Magbanua left disputed area in South China Sea.
aljazeera.com · jina
Updated 10 Jul 2026, 20:15 UTC · narrator: rule-based · bbox [111, 8, 118.5, 12.5]