The Philippines’ biggest coast guard ship left Sabina Shoal on Sept. 14 after five months of being deployed there and amid Chinese pressure to leave the disputed atoll. BRP Teresa Magbanua left the disputed shoal, which Manila used as a staging ground for resupply missions to Second Thomas Shoal, because it had accomplished its mission, the Philippines’ National Maritime Council said in the statement on Sunday. “After more than five months at sea, where she carried out her sentinel duties against overwhelming odds, BRP Teresa Magbanua is now sailing back to her homeport with her mission accomplished,” council Chairman and Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin said.

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