A fishing vessel carrying approximately 40,000 liters of automotive diesel oil (ADO) sank early Wednesday, around 3 a.m., about 2.25 nautical miles off Sitio Talim, Barangay Luyahan in Lian, Batangas, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Southern Tagalog. Identified as FV Unity World, the boat departed from Navotas Fish Port Pier 1 en route to Cuyo, Palawan to collect fish, but encountered heavy seas near Fortune Island, prompting the captain to declare abandon ship at approximately 2 a.m, a report from ABS-CBN News also said.

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