DINAPIGUE, Isabela – A fisherman was rescued from a submerged motor banca in the sea of Barangay Dimalwade here on Tuesday, March 26.

A FISHERMAN was rescued from a submerged motor banca in the sea of Dinapigue, Isabela on Tuesday. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo)
The Coast Guard Station-Isabela said that Ogie Usbal, 34, took a rest while fishing before dawn.
He was awakened when his motor banca was battered by big waves which caused the vessel to
drift and hit a rocky part of the shoreline.
The incident was reported to the Coast Guard Station-Isabela which deployed a rescue team accompanied by other groups to rescue Usbal.
Rescuers found and secured the motor banca. A nearby boat – the MB Rojan Ranger – towed the motor banca to Dilasag, Aurora.
Usbal underwent a medical checkup and found to be in good condition.