Charges have been filed against four key officers of the MV Happy Hiro, the cargo vessel that figured in a sea collision with FB Jot -18, in the waters of Palawan over the weekend, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday. Charges of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide, multiple injuries and damage to property were filed on Tuesday before the prosecutor’s office in Antique against the four officers, two of them Filipinos, of the Marshall Islands’-registered vessel. The four were identified by the PCG as Croatian Meshay Amir, who is the ship master; Romanian Bogdan George Antonie, who is the vessel’s second mate, and ship officers Tyrone Albina Maquiling and Mckinley Panuncialman Amante, who are both Filipinos.

Acosta, R. (2022, June 2). PCG files raps vs 4 MV 'Happy Hiro' officers over Palawan vessel collision. Business Mirror, p. A3.