Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "marine accidents"
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10 Chinese tourists rescued off Panglao
(The Philippine Star,August 31, 2019 , on page 13)Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescued 10 Chinese tourists when their boat suffered engine trouble in the waters off Balicasag Island in Panglao, Bohol on Thursday. -
14 Pinoys missing in Mindoro sea mishap
(The Philippine Star,June 30, 2020 , on page 1-3)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday launched search and rescue operations for 14 Filipino fishermen and individuals whose boat capsized after it collided with a Hong Kong-registered vessel off Occidental Mindoro ... -
3 kids dead, 3 missing in boat sinking off Iloilo
(The Philippine Star,January 4, 2015 , on page A17)The three youngest members of a family of nine, who reportedly went missing when their boat capsized off Iloilo on New Year’s Day have died, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported yesterday. Cristop Jan Rualio, 2; Cristel ... -
4 die as fishing boat sinks off Bataan
(The Philippine Star,June 28, 2022 , on page 12)Four fishermen died while one was reported missing when a fishing boat capsized in the waters off Bataan last week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported yesterday. The PCG identified the fatalities as Edgar Balboa, ... -
42 feared dead as ship capsizes off Japan
(The Philippine Star,September 4, 2020 , on page 5)A Panamanian-flagged vessel carrying 6,000 cows and 43 crewmembers, including 39 Filipinos, sank off Japan waters after transmitting a distress signal during a typhoon. The Gulf Livestock 1 issued the distress call early ... -
5 fishermen missing off Panatag Shoal
(The Philippine Star,November 28, 2016 , on page 4)Five fishermen from Riverside in Sta. Cruz are missing in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. They have not returned after going to the shoal on a banca marked Tabat Antalan last Nov. 13, fisherman Oscar Tabat Sr. told The STAR ... -
5 more bodies in Visayas sea mishaps recovered
(The Philippine Star,September 28, 2021 , on page 10)The number of confirmed fatalities in the recent sea mishap in the Visayas climbed to seven yesterday after five more bodies of missing fishermen were recovered in the past two days. The bodies of Victor Calvo, Hermenio ... -
6 fishermen rescued
(The Philippine Star,June 11, 2018 , on page 11)Meanwhile, six Filipino rescued by a passing South Korean vessel at sea off Mindoro last Saturday, PCG said yesterday. Crew member of KSL Seoul found fishermen Rodrigo Lunagay, 56; Gerry Guzman, 49; Efepanio Balete, 35; ... -
7 dead as 2 boats capsize off Iloilo
(The Philippine Star,August 4, 2019 , on page 1-6)Monsoon rains pounded Metro Manila and other parts of the country from Central Luzon to the Visayas yesterday, leaving at least 11 people dead as three boats capsized in rough seas in Iloilo. Thousands fled to higher ground ... -
Another collision
(The Philippine Star,July 10, 2020 , on page 10)Rescue teams have said there are no signs of life in the area where a fishing vessel sank after it collided with a Hong Kong-registered ship on the night of June 27 in waters off Mamburao in Occidental Mindoro. After days ... -
Boat capsizes off Negros; 9 rescued
(The Philippine Star,February 5, 2023 , on page 9)Nine passengers of a boat that capsized in the waters off the coast of EB Magalona town in Negros Oriental were rescued yesterday. The victims were on their way to Manapla town when the boat capsized shortly after midnight ... -
Boat capsizes off Tawi-Tawi; 7 rescued
(The Philippine Star,May 11, 2022 , on page 10)Soldiers rescued seven passengers of a boat that capsized in the waters off Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Monday night. Reports reaching Camp Aguinaldo yesterday showed that troops from the 2nd Marine Brigade under Joint Task Force ... -
Canadian woman dies after whale jumps onto boat
(The Philippine Star,March 13, 2015 , on page A-25)A Canadian tourist has died in Mexico after a whale jumped on to a boat. Vicente Martinez, the port director in the north-west Mexico beach resort of Cabo San Lucas, said that the 45-year-old woman died from injuries ... -
China: An ordinary maritime accident
(The Philippine Star,June 14, 2019 , on page 8)The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a suspected Chinese trawler in disputed waters was described by Beijing yesterday as an ordinary maritime accident. The Philippine defense department said on Wednesday a suspected ... -
'Crising stalls Tubbataha salvage
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 20, 2013 , on page A8)The salvage operation for the US Navy minesweeper USS Guardian, which has been stuck in the Tubbataha Reefs off Palawan for over a month, suffered another setback after tropical depression “Crising” struck parts of Mindanao ... -
DFA chief raises boat sinking at UN: ‘Abandoning people in distress is a felony’
(The Philippine Star,June 19, 2019 , on page 1-6)The Philippines has brought to the attention of the United Nations the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat after it was hit by a Chinese vessel, with the distressed fishermen abandoned in the water for hours on June 9 near ... -
DFA chief thanks Vietnam for rescue of 22 fishermen
(The Philippine Star,July 10, 2019 , on page 1-4)The Philippines has thanked Vietnam for having rescued 22 Filipino fishermen abandoned by a Chinese ship after the latter hit and sank their fishing boat near Recto Bank last month. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin ... -
DFA: Duterte might discuss Recto Bank incident at Asean
(The Philippine Star,June 19, 2019 , on page 7)President Duterte might raise the Recto Bank issue at the coming summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Thailand as part of talks on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, a ranking foreign ... -
DOTr chief suspends PCG, Marina execs over Iloilo mishap
(The Philippine Star,August 9, 2019 , on page 1-8)Officials of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) in Western Visayas were relieved following last week’s sea tragedy at the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait that killed 31 people. Transportation ... -
Firm clarifies Zambales marine incident
(The Philippine Star,June 23, 2020 , on page 7)An official of the Z2K resources, a company handling the dredging and desilting of the Bucao River in Botolan, Zambales, has clarified a marine incident that occurred in the area involving its vessel ZH 69. Fiedni Fontamillas, ...