The death toll from the sinking of roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel MV Trisha Kerstin 3 climbed to 51 after Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) technical divers recovered six more bodies from the wreck, a ranking official revealed on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Five bodies were found during a deep dive that began at...
A Chinese Embassy official has criticized the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for saying that supporting China’s claims in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) while undermining the Philippines’ claims amounts to treason. Deputy Spokesperson Wei Guo of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines took aim at...
A Chinese navy vessel repeatedly challenged a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight over Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Friday, Feb. 6, a ranking official said. The PCG, in coordination with the Bureau of Fisheries...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A group of fishermen were rescued from a distressed vessel in the sea of Barangay Baluno, Isabela City, Basilan on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The Philippine Coast Guard station in Malamawi reported that the boat was loaded with ice chests filled with fish and were on their way to Isabela...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday night, Feb 4, confirmed the possible location of the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 as three more bodies were recovered by search and retrieval teams, pushing the death toll to 45. A vessel believed to be the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 was found using the side-scan...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday confirmed the location of the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 during the dive operations in the sea of Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan. In a Facebook post, PCG Technical Diving Group supervisor Commander Cheska Jamorol said the vessel is lying in an east-to-west...
A roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel carrying 125 individuals caught fire while traversing the waters off Surigao Strait which injured three crew members, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The PCG said MV Maria Felisa encountered a fire inside its engine compartment while en...
Aside from using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), a side-scan sonar system is now being utilized by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to hasten search and rescue (SAR) operations for the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 as diving efforts entered its sixth day on Tuesday, Feb. 3. PCG spokesperson Capt....
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) briefly diverted its search and rescue (SAR) operations for victims of MV Trisha Kirsten 3 to another distressed passenger vessel off Basilan early Monday morning, Feb. 2. PCG units were conducting SAR operations for MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in the vicinity waters off...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard has widened ongoing search and rescue operations into the Mindanao Sea, Celebes Sea, and Indonesian waters to find more survivors from the ill-fated MBCA Amejara. PCG District Southeastern Mindanao chief Commander Commodore Philipps Soria said they remain...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard Station in the coastal town of Kiamba in Sarangani province confirmed on Friday, Jan. 30, that local fishermen have recovered three life jackets and debris believed to be from the missing MBCA Amejara. A PCG officer, who requested not to be named due to...
After its initial reluctance, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday, Jan. 30, finally admitted that the roll-on/roll-off M/V Trisha Kirsten 3 may have been overloaded when it sank off Basilan. PCG spokesperson Captain Noemie Cayabyab said the basis for this assessment is the recovery of 11...
