The owner of the crude oil tanker Pacific Anna, which sailed under a Marshall Islands flag, should extend assistance to the families of the fishermen killed and injured in the ramming incident near Panatag Shoal, senators said yesterday. During the Senate motu proprio investigation into the Oct. 2 maritime accident, Marshall Islands country representative Deputy Commissioner for Maritime Affairs Leo Bolivar said the country has launched its own preliminary investigation, the results of which will be provided to the International Maritime Organization.

Cayabyab, M. J. (2023, October 13). Help fishermen of rammed vessel, tanker owner told. The Philippine Star, p. 4.