Eight people were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after their fishing banca capsized off the waters of Culasi, Antique, while seeking shelter from rough weather late Tuesday night, August 4. The Coast Guard Station Antique, through the Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Culasi, launched a search-and-rescue operation after receiving a distress report at about 10:30 p.m. from Elmer Taroja that the fishing banca “Taga Bukid” had capsized approximately 5.7 nautical miles off Culasi. The CGSS Culasi Deployable Response Team immediately responded to the incident and located the distressed vessel at about 12:42 a.m. on August 5.

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