Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel assist passengers of M/V SWM Salve Regina after the vessel ran aground off Agno, Pangasinan on March 10, 2024. (Photo by PCG) A total of 223 passengers and crew members were rescued from a passenger ship that ran aground off Romblon, Romblon on Sunday night,...
A cargo vessel sank off Coron, Palawan on Monday morning, Feb. 19, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said 14 crew members of MV Amelia Kyle-1 were rescued by the crew of fishing boat (FB) Mommy Rose I after the vessel sank three nautical miles off...
Authorities train their hoses at motor tanker "Sea Horse" which catches fire at the Batangas Anchorage Area in Batangas on Oct. 22, 2023. (Photo by PCG) A motor tanker caught fire at sea killing one person while a passenger ship encountered engine trouble but all 63 individuals onboard were rescued...
Landing craft tank (LCT) Lady Alina runs aground off Coron Island in Palawan on Sept. 14, 2023 The vessel is maneuvered away from the shallow waters on Sept. 15. (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard) A landing craft tank that ran aground off Coron Island in Palawan on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 14, was...
Thirteen fishermen were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) when their boat sank off Calatagan, Batangas on Sunday, August 27. Fishing vessel Anita DJ II is seen half-submerged near the shorline of Cape Santiago in Brgy. Bagong Silang, Calatagan, Batangas on Aug. 27, 2023. Authorities...
“That’s absurd.” Motorbanca Princess Aya capsizes off Binangonan, Rizal on July 27, 2023, killing 27 passengers. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) This was how Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reacted to the claims of the captain of the ill-fated motorbanca (MBCA) Princess Aya that coast...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 11 passengers from a motorbanca which ran aground and eventually sank off Surigao City on Saturday, July 23. Motorbanca “Justin” had just departed from a floating resort in Brgy. Day-asan en route to Surigao City around 3:30 p.m. when it accidentally hit...
A roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro) vessel carrying 129 passengers and crew members tilted and ran aground off the shoreline of Banton, Romblon on Sunday, July 16. *MV Maria Helena tilts and runs aground while sailing in the vicinity waters of Brgy. Nasunugan in Banton, Romblon on July 16, 2023. All the 93...
Two fishermen have died and seven are missing after their vessel took on water in the Philippine Sea east of Mindanao, the Coast Guard said on Friday, June 23, with an open-sea search continuing. Fourteen of the 23 crew members of the Genesis 2 were rescued by other fishing vessels shortly after the...
Two crew members died while seven others went missing when a fishing boat sank off the waters of Baganga, Davao Oriental on Thursday, June 22. *(Photo by PCG) * The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said fishing boat “Genesis 2” encountered a “sudden change in the sea condition” while sailing...
Authorities have rescued 38 passengers of a roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro) vessel after it ran aground in the vicinity waters of Dapa, Siargao Islands in Surigao del Norte over the weekend. *A Philippine Coast Guard personnel assists passengers of ro-ro vessel MV Reina Xaviera after it ran aground off...
Two fishermen were injured when a fishing vessel suddenly caught fire and eventually sank off Cuyo, Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Tuesday, May 16. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard Station Eastern Palawan) The PCG said that FV Victor 89, a fiber-made fishing vessel owned...
