Scarborough Shoal standoff

Scarborough Shoal standoff
	Part of South China Sea disputes
	Scarborough Shoal class=notpageimage\| Location of Scarborough Shoal
Date	8 April 2012 – present; (12 years, 6 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location	Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea; 15°11′N 117°46′E / 15.183°N 117.767°E
Status	Ongoing ; De-escalation of tensions between claimant nations ; ; Scarborough Shoal occupied by China;
Belligerents
Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources; Atin Ito Coalition;	China China Maritime Safety Administration; China Fisheries Law Enforcement Command; Vietnam; (allegedly)
Units involved
Philippine Navy BRP Gregorio del Pilar; Philippine Air Force NC-212i; Philippine Coast Guard Civilian and fishing boats; Datu Cabaylo-class multi-mission offshore vessel BRP Datu Sanday (MMOV-3002); BRP Datu Bankaw; BRP Datu Tamblot;	People's Liberation Army Navy; China Marine Surveillance Zhongguo Haijian 75; Zhongguo Haijian 84; ; People's Liberation Army Air Force; China Coast Guard Civilian and fishing boats; China's Maritime Militia; Vietnamese fisherman; (allegedly) Cyanide;
Casualties and losses
	Per Civilians: 2 injured

The Scarborough Shoal standoff is a dispute between the Philippines and the People's Republic of China over the Scarborough Shoal. Tensions began on April 8, 2012, after the attempted apprehension by the Philippine Navy of eight mainland Chinese fishing vessels near the shoal.^[1]

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