Browsing Malaya by Subject "marine accidents"

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    • 2 Filipino fishermen rescued in disputed West Philippine Sea 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, June 29, 2018, on page B3)
      A United States Navy destroyer rescued two Filipino fishermen whose fishing boat encountered engine trouble in disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea on Tuesday, it was reported yesterday. The Arleigh Burke-class guided ...

    • 6 relieved over sea tragedy 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, August 9, 2019, on page B1-B2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard has ordered the relief of its station commanders in Iloilo and Guimaras provinces and two other personnel over last week's sea tragedy that left 31 motorboat passengers dead. Relieved Tuesday ...

    • China plays the victim 

      Valte, Abigail (Malaya, June 18, 2019, on page B4)
      I almost choked on my tea while reading a press release from the Chinese Embassy in Manila - whoever wrote this must've had difficulty keeping a straight face. It gave its "account" of events that transpired on June 9, ...

    • China proposes joint probe on Recto Bank incident 

      (Malaya, June 21, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      China yesterday proposed a joint investigation with the Philippines into the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese fishing vessel earlier this month at the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea. ...

    • Duterte: Collision a 'maritime incident': Says no need to send Navy vessels to Recto Bank 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Reyes, Victor; Nonato, Vince (Malaya, June 18, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      President Duterte yesterday downplayed as a "maritime incident" the ramming of the Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese fishing vessel at the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea last week, and said there ...

    • Iloilo sea tragedy death toll now 31: Rescuers find 20 more bodies 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, August 5, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      Twenty more bodies were retrieved yesterday from the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait In Iloilo province, where three motorboats capsized on Saturday after being battered by huge waves. This brings the total number of fatalities to ...

    • 'Is China really a friend?' 

      Nonato, Vince; Vigilia, Wendell (Malaya, June 14, 2019, on page B1-B6)
      Senators yesterday asked if China could really be considered a "friend" of the Philippines in the wake of the June 9 incident in which the military said a Chinese fishing vessel hit an anchored Filipino fishing boat and ...

    • Overloading ruled out in Iloilo sea tragedy 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, August 7, 2019, on page B3)
      An official of the Philippine Coast Guard yesterday ruled out overloading as the three motorboats capsized after being hit by huge waves last Saturday in the Iloilo-Guimaras Straight. The incident left 28 passengers dead. ...

    • PH ready to cut ties with China: Beijing: It's an 'ordinary maritime accident' 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, June 14, 2019, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte was "outraged" by an incident involving Filipino and Chinese fishing boats at the Recto Bank in the South China Sea, and government is ready to cut ties with China if the Chinese fishermen are found to ...

    • Tubbataha divers prepare to assess grounding damage 

      World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (Malaya, March 22, 2013, on page A11)
      One in every four known marine species call coral reefs home. Endlessly seeding the vast oceans with fish and invertebrate spawn, these sunken oases provide food and livelihoods for a billion people in Asia alone. forty ...

    • US ship salvage team still looking for break in weather 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, February 18, 2013, on page B6)
      Salvage operations for the US Navy ship that ran aground at the world heritage site Tubbataha Reef in Palawan were again hampered by inclement weather. A large cane ship, Jascon 25, arrived as expected Saturday night at ...