Satellite images show suspected structure at Scarbough Shoal, but later gone

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SCARBOROUGH SHOAL. A satellite image shows a possible raft at the opening to Scarborough Shoal, in the South China Sea, May 27, 2026.

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The Philippines has said it was investigating reports about the presence of a new structure on the Scarborough Shoal, which China has at times attempted to block since it seized de facto control of the atoll in 2012

MANILA, Philippines – Satellite images obtained by Reuters confirmed the presence of a structure at the entrance of the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea last week, though later imagery suggests it is no longer there.