The provincial prosecutor’s office in Occidental Mindoro has dismissed the charges the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) filed against Hong Kong-flagged M/V Vienna Wood, which hit the fishing vessel Liberty 5 off Mamburao in Occidental Mindoro last June. Fourteen Filipinos went missing in the incident and have not been found despite days of search and rescue efforts. PCG spokesman Commodore Armand Balilo told reporters yesterday that the Vienna Wood was allowed to leave the country last Sept. 17 after the complaints were dismissed and the hold departure order against its officers lifted.

Ramirez, R. (2020, September 28). Raps dismissed vs Chinese vessel that rammed Phl boat. The Philippine Star, pp. 1, 2.