The fishing boat is every bit Filipino — the outrigger is made of bamboo, the rope used on the gunwale is made of Manila hemp or abaca, and the materials used for the hull are most certainly locally made too. The pale blue rosary hanging by the window in the vessel’s cockpit also speaks of the unwavering Pinoy faith. She must have been a beauty, this white and light blue vessel — standing out in the vast sea of blue, sailing across the rough seas in all its glory, and as resilient as a bamboo tree. But now the incident has left the boat in total disarray, with a huge gaping hole in the cross section of its hull. It is now disabled, destroyed, tilted by the edge and no longer able to stand on its own.

Gonzales, I. (2019, June 20). Joint exploration on the rough seas. The Philippine Star, p. B4.