The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said its technical divers recovered four more bodies from the sunken ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 during underwater operations off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan on Tuesday, Feb. 17. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said this raised the death toll to 62....
The death toll in the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 has climbed to 58 after the Philippine Coast Guard recovered another cadaver during underwater operations on Monday, Feb. 16 in waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan. The latest body was retrieved by PCG technical divers who are continuing...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued two fisherfolk after their eight-meter fishing boat capsized due to rough seas in Lantawan, Basilan on Sunday. In a situation report on Monday, the PCG said the two fishers were left adrift for two hours before they were sighted at 11 a.m. by a passing ship,...
The death toll in the sinking of ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 climbed to 57 after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recovered three more bodies on Sunday, Feb. 15. Captain Noemie Cayabyab, PCG spokesperson, said coast guard technical divers found the cadavers during underwater operations in the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the death toll in the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 has climbed to 54 after technical divers recovered one body from the wreck site off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan on Saturday, Feb. 14. PCG technical divers commenced underwater operations in connection with...
Technical divers of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy following 16 days of extended underwater search and rescue operations at the site of the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan, a ranking officer said on Saturday, Feb. 14. The procedure,...
The death toll in the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 has climbed to 53 after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accounted for a severed head recovered during dive operations off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan, a ranking official reported on Friday, Feb. 13. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Wednesday, Feb. 11, that it has ordered the filing of administrative cases against Aleson Shipping Lines, the operator of MV Trisha Kirsten 3, following the ferry’s sinking off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan last month. DOTr Sec. Giovanni Lopez...
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...
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...
