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China, however, claimed the shoal to be part of its territory and accused the Philippines of “severely violating China’s territorial sovereignty” by marooning a navy ship there.

This time a van's clutch has stopped working, marooning them in the central reservation of the busy motorway.

The lack of open nursing home beds is marooning some patients in hospitals for weeks while social workers seek placements.

Debris flows and swollen creeks blocked roads and highways, marooning hundreds of people for hours and, in some cases, days.

In neighbouring Switzerland the heat dried out the shore of Brenet Lake, marooning boats.