the USS Guardian ran aground on a reef off the U.S. on January 17 . `` Their presence makes it hard for other corals to regenerate as they cover the substrate , '' Songco wrote in an e-mail to CNN on Wednesday . ` Navy plans to cut the ship into pieces , then haul them away . The The U.S. Navy is awaiting the arrival of a crane ship . The Philippines has assured the Philippines of `` appropriate compensation '' for reef damage .
the USS Guardian ran aground on a reef off the U.S. on January 17 . Navy plans to cut the ship into pieces , then haul them away . The The U.S. Navy is awaiting the arrival of a crane ship . The Philippines has assured the Philippines of `` appropriate compensation '' for reef damage .