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    • 12 tugboat crew members, vessel missing after 'Odette' 

      BBT; CTL (SunStar Philippines, December 23, 2021, on page 3)
      Twelve crew members of mv Strong Trinity, as well as the vessel itself, are missing after Typhoon Odette (Rai) slammed into Cebu on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, packing winds of 175 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts ...
    • 2 from Cebu among 4 dead in Surigao maritime mishap 

      JKV; ANV (SunStar Philippines, April 22, 2021, on page 2)
      Four seafarers, including two Cebuanos, died and nine others went missing after their cargo ship LCT Cebu Great Ocean ran aground near the shoreline of Brgy. Cantapoy in Malimono, Surigao del Norte Monday afternoon, April ...
    • 36 boat passengers, crew rescued off Surigao City 

      Noriega, Richa (Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2021, on page 5)
      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. (Manila Bulletin, September 4, 2020, on page 1-6)
      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 ...
    • 38 Pinoys lost at sea 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2020, on page A14)
      Thirty-eight Filipino seafarers remained missing in chilly waters off southwestern Japan a day after their cargo ship capsized on Wednesday as Typhoon “Maysak” smashed into the Korean peninsula. The Panamanian-flagged Gulf ...
    • 42 feared dead as ship capsizes off Japan 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Jaymalin, Mayen (The Philippine Star, September 4, 2020, on page 5)
      A Panamanian-flagged vessel carrying 6,000 cows and 43 crewmembers, including 39 Filipinos, sank off Japan waters after transmitting a distress signal during a typhoon. The Gulf Livestock 1 issued the distress call early ...
    • 5 more bodies in Visayas sea mishaps recovered 

      Bayoran, Gilbert; Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, September 28, 2021, on page 10)
      The number of confirmed fatalities in the recent sea mishap in the Visayas climbed to seven yesterday after five more bodies of missing fishermen were recovered in the past two days. The bodies of Victor Calvo, Hermenio ...
    • 6 dead, 7 still missing in Surigao sea mishap 

      Noriega, Richa (Manila Bulletin, April 26, 2021, on page 5)
      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 ...
    • Body of missing crew retrieved after boat explosion in Zambo 

      Jocson, Liza (Tempo, April 18, 2021, on page 2)
      The body of a missing crew member of a vessel that exploded at a private wharf in Zamboanga City yesterday was retrieved by rescuers Saturday morning, April 17. The crew member was identified as Rene Jimlani, a crew member ...
    • Casualty investigation up: Sea tragedy death toll rises to 7; 2 still missing 

      Ellera, Teresa D. (SunStar Philippines, September 28, 2021, on page 1-7)
      Only two persons remained missing as the death toll from the sunken fishing vessel from Cadiz City, Negros Occidental off the coast of Iloilo province climbed to seven as of Monday, September 27. The Philippine Coast Guard ...
    • Filipino dies in oil tanker fire; only 2 survive cattle ship sinking 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, September 5, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      A Panamanian-registered oil tanker burned out of control for a second day off Sri Lanka on Friday as authorities confirmed a Filipino crew member was killed in an explosion and fears grew of a major new oil spill in the ...
    • Filipino survivor: Livestock ship with 42 crew sank off Japan coast 

      Mercene, Recto (BusinessMirror, September 4, 2020, on page A3)
      Japanese rescuers were searching Thursday for a livestock ship with 42 crew members on board that a Filipino survivor said sank during rough weather a day earlier off a southern Japanese island, the coast guard said. The ...
    • Foreign vessel catches fire near Recto Bank 

      Punay, Edu; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, June 18, 2019, on page 3)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday helped rescue 25 crewmembers of a vehicle carrier vessel that caught fire near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea. PCG spokesman Capt. Armand Balilo said they immediately sent ...
    • Japan stops rescue amid 'violent' storm 

      (Manila Standard, September 6, 2020, on page A2)
      Japanese authorities on Saturday temporarily suspended their search for dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon, as waves and strong wind caused by an approaching storm hampered the operation. ...
    • Palace denies summoning Chinese envoy over vessel collision 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, June 19, 2019, on page 7-14)
      Malacañang denied there was an order summoning Chinese ambassador Zhao Jianhua to be part of an investigation in the Reed Bank incident. Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo on Tuesday said no invitation was extended by ...
    • PH Coast Guard heightens sovereignty patrols in West PH Sea 

      Noriega, Richa (Manila Bulletin, April 26, 2021, on page 3)
      The country has stepped up maritime exercises and sovereignty patrols in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Sunday, April 25. PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said the BRP ...
    • Pieces of Indonesian submarine found 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, April 26, 2021, on page B5)
      The hunt for a missing Indonesian submarine with 53 crew turned into a salvage effort on Sunday after recovered debris suggested it broke apart as it sank off the coast of Bali. Warships, planes and hundreds of military ...
    • 'Quinta' lashes Luzon; 13 fishermen missing 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Enano, Jhesset O.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Domingo, Ronnel W.; Cinco, Maricar; Mallari, Delfin T. Jr.; Mier-Manjares, Ma. April; Virola, Madonna T.; Arguelles, Mar; Reyes-Estrope, Carmela; Visaya, Villamor Jr.; Refraccion, Greg; Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 27, 2020, on page A4)
      Typhoon “Quinta” lashed Luzon overnight, dumping heavy rains that caused flooding, toppling power lines, and whipping up giant waves that sank at least 30 boats off Batangas and Bataan provinces, disaster officials said ...
    • Rescue ships find more submarine parts 

      Xinhua (Daily Tribune, April 27, 2021, on page B13)
      The Indonesian Military (TNI) on Sunday afternoon said that rescue ships have found the location and more authentic evidence of wreckage of the missing submarine KRI Nanggala-402 in the ocean floor off Bali’s northern ...
    • Salvage effort under way for sunken submarine with 53 on board 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, April 26, 2021, on page 4)
      The hunt for a missing Indonesian submarine with 53 crew turned into a salvage effort Sunday after recovered debris suggested it broke apart as it sank off the coast of Bali. Warships, planes and hundreds of military ...