Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "search and rescue"
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Fresh whale stranding on New Zealand beach
(Manila Standard,February 12, 2017 , on page B4)Rescuers defied a shark threat to form a human chain in a New Zealand bay on Saturday in a bid to keep another 200 whales from becoming stranded a day after hundreds died in a mass beaching. About 150 people waded out up ... -
Island defense buildup targets no one-China
(Manila Standard,January 11, 2018 , on page A1-A2)China said Wednesday that the defense facilities it has built on the disputed Kagitingan Reef in the West Philippine Sea are not directed at any country. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lu Kang made this ... -
Japan stops rescue amid 'violent' storm
(Manila Standard,September 6, 2020 , on page A2)Japanese authorities on Saturday temporarily suspended their search for dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon, as waves and strong wind caused by an approaching storm hampered the operation. ... -
Manila told to improve sea security
(Manila Standard,October 4, 2012 , on page A1-A2)An Australian delegate said on Wednesday that the Philippines and other claimants to the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea against China should strengthen their maritime capabilities because the dispute could possibly ... -
PCG says oil sheen observed in Tubbataha
(Manila Standard,May 2, 2023 , on page A4)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday that an oil spill response team is ready for deployment in Tubbataha, Palawan after an oil sheen was observed in the area where a yacht recently capsized. PCG Spokesperson ... -
PH airmen hop on Orion flight over disputed sea
(Manila Standard,June 24, 2015 , on page A3)Filipino airmen flew with their Japanese counterparts on a Japanese P3-C Orion surveillance plane and circled over the disputed Recto Bank in the Spratly Islands on Tuesday at the start of an exercise with the Philippines ... -
Rescue
(Manila Standard,January 20, 2014 , on page B10)Village watchmen rescue two spinner dolphins off the coast of Barangay Talao-talao in Lucena City. One of the dolphins has a large scar on its fins. -
Search for fishermen on; fishers rap Chinese
(Manila Standard,January 25, 2020 , on page A6)A group of fisherfolk on Friday urged the Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine Marines to expedite the search and rescue operations for the seven Filipino fishermen who went missing during a fishing expedition in West ... -
Search for missing fishers, gov't urged
(Manila Standard,July 4, 2020 , on page A3)Senator Grace Poe on Friday urged government authorities to augment and mobilize resources to scour the waters for 14 Filipinos missing after their fishing boat collided with a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel off the coast ... -
Search for missing ship crew continues
(Manila Standard,September 8, 2020 , on page A3)The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday said Japan was expected to conduct an aerial search operation for the 40 missing crewmen from the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand of the sunken Panamanian cargo vessel. ... -
Setting it free
(Manila Standard,May 19, 2015 , on page A7)Local environment officials of Dolores town in Eastern Samar relaease a "pawikan" (sea turtle) they rescued this year. -
Ship with all-Filipino crew sinks off Vietnam
(Manila Standard,January 4, 2015 , on page 1-2)A crew member was rescued while two others were confirmed dead when a cargo ship with 19 all-Filipino crew capsized and sank off the Vietnamese coast early Friday morning. The incident was first reported by Gearbulk Holding ...