SUBIC, Zambales: An oceanographic instrument with United States of America (USA) markings was found by a group of fisherfolk from this town while fishing in the open sea, north of the disputed Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) in the West Philippine Sea.

Romy Abastillas, a 55-year-old fisherman who returned with his six companions to Subic town on Saturday, described the marine instrument to be weighing about 35-40 kilos and was marked “Naval Oceanographic Office USA.”