Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "search and rescue"
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10 stranded whales, dolphins die in Ilocos during lockdown
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 19, 2020 , on page A10)Ten marine mammals died after being stranded in various areas in the Ilocos region during the Luzon lockdown in the last three months, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Thursday. Most of the ... -
15 fishermen rescued in Pangasinan
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 14, 2020 , on page A8)After being adrift at sea for three days, 15 fishermen were rescued in the waters off Agno town last weekend, the Coast Guard said. Their boat, the FB Aqua Princess, capsized when it encountered big waves on Oct. 7. -
4,200 turtles seized in warehouse
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 21, 2015 , on page A12)Authorities in Palawan confiscated on Thursday a shipment of 4,200 critically endangered forest turtles that are believed to be destined for the Chinese black market with an estimated value of around P18 million. The ... -
55 rescued as ship sinks in Calapan
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 1, 2013 , on page A10)At least 55 passengers were rescued from a ship that took in seawater as it was about to dock here Thursday. A Philippine Ports Authority source, who talked on condition of anonymity until details of the incident are ... -
7 dead as ferry catches fire near Quezon Port
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 24, 2022 , on page A1-A2)Polillo Island residents Shirley Debelles, her husband Crisanto and their young grandchild were on their way to Real town in Quezon province on board the MV Mercraft 2 on Monday morning when disaster struck. The port of ... -
9 drown after sinks in Indonesia
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 22, 2022 , on page A9)At least nine bodies have been found after a ferry sank off the coast of an Indonesian island due to bad weather, a search and rescue official said Thursday. The KM Cahaya Arafah capsized in waters off Indonesia’s Ternate ... -
Alert raised for coal contamination: Barge with 6,705MT of coal stuck in Antique waters at 'Seniang' height
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 4, 2015 , on page A6)An alert has been raised over the possible contamination of the waters off Antique province by a cargo of more than 6,000 metric tons of coal in a barge that ran aground on Tuesday at the height of Tropical Depression ... -
All-Pinoy crew in sinking ship
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 4, 2015 , on page A3)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday said the Philippine embassy in Hanoi was seeking more information about the sinking of a cargo ship manned by an all Filipino crew that sank off Vietnam. The ship, the ... -
Another Pinoy seaman in accident
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 5, 2015 , on page A2)Two Filipino seafarers died and 16 others were missing after their cargo ship sank in waters near Vietnam on Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Sunday. The Norwegian cargo vessel Bulk Jupiter went ... -
Australia records 470 stranded whales in ongoing rescue
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 24, 2020 , on page B4)Rescuers raced against the tide Wednesday to free whales beached off the Australian coast, with more than half the estimated 470 mammals in the country’s biggest stranding on record already believed dead. The pod of ... -
China admits disputed sea buildup
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 26, 2017 , on page A7)China has "reasonably" expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this year construction projects there including radar facilities covered about 290,000 square meters (29 hectares), according to a new government ... -
China opens lighthouses on 2 PH reefs in Spratlys
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 11, 2015 , on page A1-A20)China has started operating lighthouses on two reefs in the disputed West Philippine Sea, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, as tensions in the region mount over Beijing’s maritime ambitions. The two reefs are ... -
China to start building on reclaimed land reclaimed from disputed sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 17, 2015 , on page A1-A8)First the horizontal development, now the vertical development. The foreign ministry on Tuesday said China would complete within days its land reclamation projects on disputed areas in the South China Sea in an apparent ... -
China trains fishing militia to venture into Spratlys
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 2, 2016 , on page A1-A23)The fishing fleet based in this tiny port town on Hainan Island is getting everything from military training and subsidies to even fuel and ice as China creates an increasingly sophisticated fishing militia to sail into ... -
Coast Guard finds debris of sunken boat in Palawan waters
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 31, 2022 , on page A5)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has already tracked the possible location of the sunken fishing vessel that collided with a foreign commercial vessel in the waters near Maracanao Island in Agutaya town, Palawan province, ... -
Coast Guard: HK boat crew didn’t do enough to save PH fishermen
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 1, 2020 , on page A7)The Philippine Coast Guard on Tuesday said that due to a number of factors, the crew of a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship was only able to do half of what they were expected to do after their vessel collided with a Filipino ... -
Dive yacht sinks near Tubbataha; 28 rescued, 4 still missing
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 1, 2023 , on page A4)Four persons went missing while 28 others were rescued after a dive yacht sank in the vicinity of Tubbataha Reef in Palawan on Sunday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard said. The PCG has dispatched one of its biggest ... -
Hopes remain for 14 fishermen
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 9, 2020 , on page A3)Though it had called off its search for the missing crew and passengers of the fishing vessel Liberty 5, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) told their families on Wednesday that there was still “a possibility that they are ... -
Iloilo boat sinking: 3 dead, 3 are still missing
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 4, 2015 , on page A6)A search and rescue operation has been launched for three passengers of a boat that capsized in the waters off Carles town in Iloilo province on New Year’s Day, killing three persons, including two children, authorities ... -
Manila gears up for rains by buying 80 rescue boats
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 16, 2020 , on page A8)The Manila local government has prepared for the rainy season in the flood-prone city by buying 80 rescue boats that are expected to speed up the response time to emergencies. According to Manila Disaster Risk Reduction ...