A Philippines cargo vessel sank following a collision at dawn Thursday with a Cyprus-registered dredging vessel commissioned to undertake dredging and other land-development projects for a new international airport project. The cargo vessel MV Palawan Pearl sank after it collided with dredger BKM 104 at about 2:10 a.m. at the anchorage area of South Harbor in Manila, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). No one was reported injured in the incident, the PCG said, and has already deployed BRP Panglao to closely monitor and provide assistance to Palawan Pearl, which remained half submerged about 100 meters from the Baseco Beach shoreline.

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