APARRI, Cagayan -- Seven passengers were rescued from a boat that sank on the Cagayan River in Barangay Macanaya here on Friday, Nov. 11. A report from Col. Julio Gorospe Jr., officer-in-charge, Cagayan Police Provincial Office, identified the rescued as Rey Taguba, Ljay Ocampo, Ebo Persona, Jungie...
JOMALIG, Quezon – A cargo-passenger boat owned by Mayor Nelmar Sarmiento of this island town was reportedly swept out to sea by strong waves generated by severe tropical storm “Florita” (international name “Ma-on”) here Monday, Aug. 22. Police Lt. Roldan Gallenero, Jomalig acting police...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A cargo boat loaded with sugar, rice, and flour capsized while about to leave the port of Pio Duran in Albay for Claveria, Masbate Monday, Aug 22. A CARGO boat bound for Masbate capsized at the Pio Duran port in Albay Monday, Aug. 22. (MDRRMO Pio Duran) A report from the...
The Philippine Accessible Disability Services (PADS) Adaptive Dragon Boat Racing Team won a total of four Gold Medals in the 13th International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) Club Crew World Dragon Boat Racing Championships held in Sarasota, Florida, USA. The team won the Gold on the following...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) signed a sponsorship agreement with the Bomba Pilipinas Dragon Boat Team giving the latter P400,000 worth of financial help. Bomba Pilipinas Dragonboat Team (FACEBOOK) The team will use the fund for its upcoming five-day International Tournament at...
The Philippine Navy (PN) will soon add two brand new units of fast-attack interdiction craft (FAICs) in its growing fleet. The crew of the future BRP Lolinato To-Ong pose for a photo op during the launch of two new fast-attack interdiction craft of the Philippine Navy in Haifa, Israel on June 26,...
TOKYO, Japan – Japanese rescuers on Monday confirmed the death of a child in a weekend sightseeing boat accident, raising the death toll to at least 11, as efforts to find survivors continued. Fishing boats leave a port in the Hokkaido town of Shari on April 25, 2022 to conduct a search...
TOKYO, Japan -- Rescuers in Japan were searching Saturday for a sightseeing boat carrying 26 people, hours after it sent a distress signal warning it was sinking, the country's transport minister said. The "Kazu 1" was sailing off the northern tip of Japan's Hokkaido prefecture when it issued the...
MEDAN, Indonesia – At least two people are dead and 26 others are missing after a ferry carrying dozens of migrants sank off the coast of Indonesia, an official said Sunday. This handout photo from Search and Rescue (SAR) team and taken on March 19, 2022 and released on March 20, 2022 shows...
A boat repair facility funded through a foreign military financing grant was recently constructed at the Naval Station Rio Hondo in Zamboanga City. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) The facility will be utilized by the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Assault Boat Battalion. It was...
Seven Seas Explorer Commences Inaugural Season from Trieste, Italy SAILING THE WORLD The Seven Seas Explorer Seven Seas Explorer has welcomed luxury travelers back on board for the first time since the voluntary industry-wide pause in operations. Excited guests embarked on a journey aboard the ship...
Fifty-eight barangay officials in San Frrnando, Launion recently underwent a four-day training on water search and rescue (WASAR) and rubber boat operations and maintenance (RBOM) spearheaded by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the agency disclosed Friday, Sept. 17. ​At least 58 barangay...
