A motor yacht caught fire off Tingloy, Batangas on Tuesday morning, Jan. 27, the Philippine Coast Guard said (PCG). Seven crew members of motor yacht “M/Y Allusive” were rescued by concerned individuals after the vessel went up in flames while sailing in waters off Tingloy. Based on the initial...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Tuesday, Jan. 27, ordered the grounding of the entire passenger fleet of Aleson Shipping Lines, the operator of the roll-on/roll off (RORO) vessel M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 that sank off Basilan, as a full-blown investigation was launched while search and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Transportation (DOTR) has ordered a complete maritime safety audit and the grounding of the entire passenger fleet of Aleson Shipping Lines following the sinking of the MV Trisha Kirsten 3 on Monday in Basilan. The order was announced by DOTR Secretary Giovanni...
DAVAO CITY – One more floating body was recovered during search and rescue (SAR) operations for the missing motor boat MBCA Amejara, the Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao (CGDSEM) reported Sunday evening. This brings the total to six bodies received so far in the search for the boat...
Seventeen crew members of Singaporean cargo ship M/V Devon Bay were finally turned over by the China Coast Guard (CCG) to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after the vessel sank off Agno Bay in Pangasinan, a ranking official disclosed on Monday, January. 26. PCG ship BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701)...
(UPDATED) A roll-on/roll-off (RORO) vessel bound for Jolo, Sulu sank off Basilan early Monday morning, Jan. 26, killing at least 18 individuals, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. A report from the Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao (CGDSWM) said M/V Trisha Kerstin 3, operated by...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Rescuers are racing against time to rescue survivors of a sunken roll on, roll off vessel in Basilan on Monday, Jan. 26. Fifteen people were killed and 224 were rescued when the M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 operated by Aleson Shipping Lines sank off the coast of Barangay Baluk-baluk Island...
Only four bodies believed to be passengers of the sunken motorbanca MBCA Amejara, not five as earlier reported, were recovered during search and rescue operations by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), a ranking official clarified on Sunday, Jan. 25. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said one of...
The Department of National Defense (DND) condemned on Saturday, Jan. 24, the People’s Republic of China’s (PROC) criticisms of Filipino uniformed personnel, including Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS) Commodore Jay Tarriela, and warned the Asian superpower...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed on Saturday, Jan. 24, that at least five bodies believed to be passengers of the recreational motorbanca MBCA Amejara were found off Sarangani as search and rescue (SAR) operations remain ongoing for those missing. Commodore Philipps Soria, commander of...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao confirmed on Saturday, Jan. 24, that five bodies have been sighted and recovered in Philippine waters following the recent sinking of motor banca MBCA Amejara. CGDSEM commander Commodore Philipps Soria said the recoveries...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is investigating a possible oil spill off Agno Bay in Pangasinan after oil traces were detected in the area where M/V Devon Bay, a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel, was last located. PCG spokesperson Captain Noemie Cayabyab said the oil sheen was seen during an...
