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PCG probes sunken boat in Romblon

Published Aug 6, 2023 06:24 am

At A Glance

  • MBCA Sto. Niño 7, which weighs 34.13 gross tons, left Calatrava Port bound for Corcuera Port with five crew, 90 passengers, and one motorcycle on board amid "favorable sea and weather conditions". 
  • However, the PCG Station in Romblon received a report that the boat was already half-submerged when it arrived in the vicinity waters off Corcuera.
  • Eighty-nine passengers, including 10 children, and all five crew members were rescued while a 55-year-old woman died due to cardiac arrest.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has launched an investigation to determine the exact cause why a motorbanca sank near Simara Island in Corcuera, Romblon on Saturday, August 5. The incident left one boat passenger dead while 94 others were rescued.

IMG-91cddec4c56c857c646b5ed3453e1086-V.jpgSurvivors of the sunken motorbanca King Sto. Niño 7 are brought to safety by personnel of the Philippine Coat Guard. (Courtesy of PCG)

Initial investigation by the PCG showed that Jose Moreno Sr., the boat captain of “MBCA King Sto. Niño 7”, told investigators that the boat sank after it was hit by a wood which punched a hole on its portside.

“As per boat captain, Mr. Jose Moreno Sr., MBCA KING STO. NIÑO 7 submerged due to a direct hit from solid wood at the port side,” the PCG said.

It was not mentioned where the wood came from but the PCG added that its investigation was ongoing.

MBCA Sto. Niño 7, which weighs 34.13 gross tons, left Calatrava Port bound for Corcuera Port with five crew, 90 passengers, and one motorcycle on board amid “favorable sea and weather conditions”.

Its authorized passenger capacity is up to 96 people, the PCG noted.

However, the PCG Station in Romblon received a report that the boat was already half-submerged when it arrived in the vicinity waters off Corcuera.

Eighty-nine passengers, including 10 children, and all five crew members were rescued while a 55-year-old woman died due to cardiac arrest.

Three passengers also sustained slight injuries and they were identified as January Vien Defeo, 16; Hazel Jane Faderagao, 23; and Ira Mariz Fruelda, 17, all from Corcuera.

Some of the passengers were youths who came from a summer camp of a local church in Odiongan, Romblon.

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