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

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The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea confirms a 'floating structure' inside the lagoon of Bajo de Masinloc, a high-tide elevation in the West Philippine Sea. What could it be?

More than a week after security officials first acknowledged reports that a structure had been monitored inside the lagoon of Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc, the national task force tasked to coordinate government efforts in the West Philippine Sea said the structure was a 6 x 6 meter “floating structure with what appears to be an antenna.”