The salvage operation for the US Navy minesweeper USS Guardian, which has been stuck in the Tubbataha Reefs off Palawan for over a month, suffered another setback after tropical depression “Crising” struck parts of Mindanao on Tuesday, a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officer said. PCG Palawan district commander Commodore Enrico Evangelista said the operation was suspended until the weather improved. The United States hired the services of salvaging ships MT Trabajador 1 of Malayan Towage and Salvaging Corp. and the Vos Apollo of a Malaysian company based in Singapore. The US Navy’s USNS Salvor and the PCG’s BRP Romblon are also at the site.

Santos, T. G. (2013, February 20). 'Crising' stalls Tubbataha salvage. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A8.