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    • 12 fishers, 2 others missing after colliding with cargo ship in Occidental Mindoro 

      Unite, Betheena Kae (, June 30, 2020, on page )
      A local fishing boat carrying 12 fishermen, including its captain, and two other individuals capsized off the waters of Tayamaan in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro Sunday after it reportedly collided with a Hong Kong-registered ...
    • 18 PH seamen feared lost as ship sinks 

      Sabater-Namit, Madel (, January 4, 2015, on page )
      Eighteen Filipino seamen were feared dead when an ore carrier, the Bulk Jupiter, sank off the coast of Vietnam on Friday, January 2. The vessel left Kuantan, Malaysia en route to China and was reportedly loaded with 46,400 ...
    • 18 rescued from distressed motorbanca 

      Sadongdong, Martin (, January 23, 2023, on page )
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 18 individuals from a distressed boat in the vicinity waters between Carles Island and Gigantes Island in Iloilo on Saturday, Jan. 21. An incident report from the PCG said motorbanca ...
    • 2 fishers drifting at sea rescued 

      Lazaro, Freddie (, July 3, 2023, on page )
      Two fishermen drifting on the West Philippine Sea were rescued on Sunday morning, July 2. Councilor Marvin Ong here identified them as Armando Mostoles, 66, and his grandson, Melvin Allagao, 16, residents of Barangay ...
    • 200 stranded whales 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (, February 14, 2015, on page )
      Almost 200 pilot whales stranded themselves Friday on New Zealand beach renowned as a deathtrap for the marine mammals, conservation officials said. At least 24 whales from the pod of 198 that beached themselves at Farewell ...
    • 223 passengers, crew rescued 

      Sadongdong, Martin (, March 12, 2024, on page )
      A total of 223 passengers and crew members were rescued from a passenger ship that ran aground off Romblon, Romblon on Sunday night, March 10. M/V SWM Salve Regina was traversing the vicinity waters off Sitio Agbuyog in ...
    • 23 crew rescued from capsized ship in Surigao 

      Sadongdong, Martin (, February 11, 2023, on page )
      A cargo ship carrying 23 crew capsized in the sea of Surigao del Norte on Friday morning, Feb. 10, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. LCT Pacifica 1 was traversing the sea between Hinatuan Island and Bucas Grande ...
    • 36 boat passengers, crew rescued off Surigao City 

      Noriega, Richa (, May 3, 2021, on page )
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has rescued 17 passengers and 19 crew members from a distressed fishing boat in Surigao City last Saturday. In a statement yesterday, PCG Station Surigao del Norte Commander Elaine Pangilinan ...
    • 38 Filipino crew missing as cargo ship sinks in Japan; Pinoy sailor rescued 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (, September 4, 2020, on page )
      A Panamanian-registered freighter cargo ship carrying 43 crew, including 39 Filipinos and 5,800 cows, sank off the waters of Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. But, the Department of Foreign ...
    • 4 missing in fishing boat explosion 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (, August 18, 2015, on page )
      At least four fishermen went missing after a fire-triggered explosion on a fishing vessel off the coast of Southern China's island province Hainan on Monday. The explosion occurred around 6 a.m. Monday on a 30-tonne fishing ...
    • 4 rescued from cargo boat in Quezon 

      Estacio, Danny (, February 21, 2023, on page )
      A cargo boat loaded with empty Liquefied Petroleum Gas tanks sank after it was struck by strong waves in Lamon Bay in Barangay Cagbalugo here on Monday morning, Feb. 20. The Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO)-Public ...
    • 5 Bolinao fishermen missing in West PH Sea 

      Beleo, Erwin G. (, July 23, 2018, on page )
      Five fishermen who set out to sea during bad weather were reported missing yesterday in waters off Ilocos Sur, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 1 said. Citing sketchy reports, OCD Spokesman Mike Sabado said "M/B ...
    • 5 dead in Iloilo sea mishap 

      Yap, Tara (, January 4, 2015, on page )
      Five of 10 persons who have been missing since New Year's Day when the motorboat they were riding capsized off the coast of Carles, Iloilo have been confirmed dead. Iloilo Provincial Administrator Raul Banias said the ...
    • 6 dead, 7 still missing in Surigao sea mishap 

      Noriega, Richa (, April 26, 2021, on page )
      Authorities have recovered two more bodies of missing crew members of a cargo vessel that ran aground near the shoreline of Surigao del Norte, bringing to six the total number of fatalities in the incident, the Philippine ...
    • 62 complete BFAR training 

      Aberia, Jaimie Rose R. (, January 22, 2015, on page )
      A total of 62 trainees has recently completed a three-month fishery enforcement training organized by the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) at the National Brackishwater Fisheries ...
    • 7 die, 127 rescued as ferry burns at sea 

      Sadongdong, Martin (, May 24, 2022, on page )
      A fast craft vessel carrying 126 passengers and eight crew members went ablaze while sailing at sea in Real, Quezon on Monday morning, May 23, killing at least seven individuals, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. ...
    • Alaminos CDRRMO to help rehabilitate marine biodiversity in Hundred Island 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (, August 24, 2017, on page )
      A refresher on Water Search and Rescue (WASAR) was conducted recently here to upgrade the performance of the personnel of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO). The WASAR Refresher Course will ...
    • Back to the wild 

      Cruz, Federico (, April 28, 2017, on page )
      Asian Box turtles are released at the Angat Watershed Forest Reserve after by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The DENR has a rescue, rehabilitation and release program for wild animal in the reserve.
    • Beached dolphin rescued 

      Cayubit, Restituto (, August 27, 2015, on page )
      The City Agriculture Office here has rescued a young dolphin, according to a report from the city government. City mayor Stephany Uy-Tan informed reporters in an interview at her office that the dolphin was beached in ...
    • Beached dolphins 

      Riñoza, Jojo (, January 28, 2015, on page )
      The carcass of a dolphin, one of several beached along the Lingayen Gulf, is prepared for burial at the Fish Cemetry in Dagupan City yesterday morning. At right, Bureau of Fisheries and aquatic Resources-National Integrated ...