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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider PH, Malaysia rescue 27 people on board drifting vessel

PH, Malaysia rescue 27 people on board drifting vessel

Published Dec 3, 2022 03:27 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – The Philippine Navy (PN), in collaboration with the Maritime Command Center (MCC) in Tawi-Tawi and its Malaysian counterpart, MCC-Tawau, have rescued a Philippine-flagged wooden-hulled vessel with 27 people aboard drifting at sea for four days and four nights, Navy officials said Saturday, Dec. 3.

M/L Laiza 1 about to be rescued. (Navforcen FB)

Lt. Senior Grade Chester Ross Cabaltera, Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) information officer, said the Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas (BRP)-Florencio Iñigo rescued M/L Laiza 1 and its 12-man crew and 15 passengers on Wednesday evening, Nov. 30, near the coast of North Borneo.

Cabaltera said M/L Laiza 1, which departed Bongao, the capital town of Tawi-Tawi on Nov. 26 bound for the municipality of Turtle Islands, was reported missing after it failed to reach its destination due to engine malfunction.

“The missing report emanated from PCG (Philippine Coast Guard) Sub-station Bongao and subsequently forwarded to MCC Tawi-Tawi, who coordinated to MCC Tawau,” Cabaltera said.

He said a joint search and rescue operation was immediately conducted by the Turtle Islands municipal government in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies in its immediate waters but failed to locate M/L Laiza 1.

The MCC-Tawau was able to locate M/L Laiza 1 on Nov. 30 and coordinated with MCC Tawi-Tawi, prompting the Naval Task Group (NTG)-Tawi-Tawi to deploy BRP-Iñigo.

After they were rescued, BRP-Iñigo transported the crew and passengers to Lamion wharf in Bongao where they were immediately given medical attention, clothes, and food and later turned over to the Tawi-Tawi provincial government.

The families of all the rescued individuals thanked the Navy and other security forces and government agencies that contributed to the successful recovery of the vessel.

“We are glad that our friends from MCC-Tawau are always ready to assist us in such events and the safe recovery was a result of the working Trilateral Cooperative Arrangement (TCA) with the Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines,” said Brig. Gen. Romeo Racadio, 2nd Marine Brigade and NTG-Tawi-Tawi commander, in a statement Saturday.

The Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia have signed a TCA establishing MCCs to serve as security posts to monitor ships that operate and patrol in the tri-border of the three countries.

One of the functions of the MCC is to serve as a communication network to facilitate coordination during emergencies.

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