The USS Ranger ran aground on a reef off the Philippines on January 17 . The U.S. has plans to cut the ship into pieces , then haul them away . The Navy is awaiting the arrival of a crane ship . One of the crane ships has arrived in the area , about 80 miles east-southeast of Palawan Island in the Sulu Sea , and the other is on its way , the news agency reported . The U.S. has assured the Philippines of ` ` appropriate compensation '' for reef damage .
The USS Ranger ran aground on a reef off the Philippines on January 17 . The U.S. has plans to cut the ship into pieces , then haul them away . The Navy is awaiting the arrival of a crane ship . The U.S. has assured the Philippines of ` ` appropriate compensation '' for reef damage .