Ten Chinese nationals were reported missing at sea off Balabac Island in southern Palawan and may have been left in small sampan boats after a chase of their mother ship on Thursday by a composite team of the Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fisheries Aquatic Resources (BFAR) that resulted in the arrest of the crew of nine for illegal fishing inside Philippine territory. The Inquirer learned from various sources that the nine Chinese nationals of the fishing boat Song Song Hai 05022, who were brought to the capital on Saturday from Balabac, told investigators that 10 of their companions were left behind, including the boat captain.

Anda, R. D. (2010, June 1). 10 poachers left at sea off Palawan. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A13