The shoal was named after a tea clipper Scarborough which was wrecked on the rock with everyone perishing on board in the late 18th century.Firstly...tickled by the Scarborough connection.![]()
Here`s another... It is located between the Macclesfield Bank(Zhongsha Islands) and Luzon Island.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Shoal