The Philippine Coast Guard sent search and rescue teams to look for at least 12 Filipino fishermen whose boat had collided with a Hong Kong vessel on June 28. In a statement, the Coast Guard said it had received a call from the captain of the Hong Kong-registered vessel MV Vienna Wood about the incident with FV Liberty, 14.57 nautical miles west-southwest off Mamburao in the province of Occidental Mindoro. The Philippine boat was bound for Navotas City and had stopped for supplies in Tawi-Tawi in the nation’s south. The Hong Kong bulk carrier with 20 crew members had come from Subic Bay in Zambales province and was on its way to Australia.

Villegas, V. M. M., & Cortez, G. M. (2020, June 30). 12 fishermen missing after collision with HK boat. BusinessWorld, p. S1/10.