Ladd Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Lát; Mandarin Chinese: 日積礁/日积礁; pinyin: Rìjī Jiāo) is a Vietnam-controlled reef in the Spratly group of islands, South China Sea. China (PRC) and Taiwan …

Ladd Reef is a low-tide elevation located in the Spratly Islands. In addition to the main feature, there are two outposts constructed on the fringing reef. Vietnam first took possession of the …

On 8 July 1945, O 19 was en route to Subic Bay in the Philippines at a speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) when it struck Ladd Reef in the South China Sea. [7] Unable to pull free of the …

Ladd Reef, claimed by Beijing and Taipei but controlled by Hanoi, is completely submerged during high tide, though boasts a lighthouse containing housing for a small group of Vietnamese …

Rescue at Ladd Reef. A unique sub-to-sub rescue forges unbreakable bonds between U.S. and Dutch submariners in the closing days of World War II. This article appears in: September 2009

Vietnam occupies between 49 and 51 outposts (the status of two construction projects on Cornwallis South Reef is unclear) spread across 27 features in the South China Sea.

The decision to expand its footprint at Ladd Reef, including with a new channel to facilitate resupply and allow larger vessels to shelter in the lagoon, is of particular interest given recent …

Dec 8, 2016 · Ladd Reef, on the southwestern fringe of the Spratlys, is completely submerged at high tide but has a lighthouse and an outpost housing a small contingent of Vietnamese …

Just as the mid-watch was relieved, the O-19 crashed to a halt with a scream of ripping steel, followed by her two bronze propellers clattering against the coral of Ladd Reef, a three-mile …

1.52km2. The lagoon is 4-‐5m deep and characterised by a reticulate reef system that includes numerous shallow coral heads and patch reefs that are 20m wide. or more. The reef slope …