ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Philippine Navy patrol has rescued 7 people whose boat nearly sank after huge waves battered the vessel off the southern province of Tawi-Tawi, officials said Tuesday.
Rear Admiral Rene Medina, chief of the Naval Forces in Western Mindanao, said the ill-fated boat, which came from the capital town of Bongao, was loaded with lumber and heading to the island-town of Sitangkai when it developed engine trouble and tossed by giant waves.
He said one of their patrol vessels, PC387, spotted the boat, ML Jomong, and quickly rescued the passengers and brought them back to Bongao for medical examination.
“PC387 immediately manuevered to the direction of the ill-fated boat and conducted rescue operations to the crew and recovery of its cargoes,” Medina said, adding, the boat was also towed by the navy vessel and turned over to the Philippine Coast Guard.
Philippine Navy photos released February 26, 2019 to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner show the rescued passengers of an ill-fated off Tawi-Tawi province.
“The successful rescue of the crew of M/L Jomong is a result of an intensified maritime patrol and operations of the Philippine Navy. Through the Naval Forces Western Mindanao, the Philippine Navy will remain vigilant in its area of operations for a secured and safe Western Mindanao maritime environment,” he added.
Medina did not say how long the passengers of the ill-fated boat were floating at sea, an area near Sabah where Abu Sayyaf militants frequently pass to target Malaysian and Indonesian trawlers. (Mindanao Examiner)
Rear Admiral Rene Medina, chief of the Naval Forces in Western Mindanao, said the ill-fated boat, which came from the capital town of Bongao, was loaded with lumber and heading to the island-town of Sitangkai when it developed engine trouble and tossed by giant waves.
He said one of their patrol vessels, PC387, spotted the boat, ML Jomong, and quickly rescued the passengers and brought them back to Bongao for medical examination.
“PC387 immediately manuevered to the direction of the ill-fated boat and conducted rescue operations to the crew and recovery of its cargoes,” Medina said, adding, the boat was also towed by the navy vessel and turned over to the Philippine Coast Guard.
Philippine Navy photos released February 26, 2019 to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner show the rescued passengers of an ill-fated off Tawi-Tawi province. “The successful rescue of the crew of M/L Jomong is a result of an intensified maritime patrol and operations of the Philippine Navy. Through the Naval Forces Western Mindanao, the Philippine Navy will remain vigilant in its area of operations for a secured and safe Western Mindanao maritime environment,” he added.
Medina did not say how long the passengers of the ill-fated boat were floating at sea, an area near Sabah where Abu Sayyaf militants frequently pass to target Malaysian and Indonesian trawlers. (Mindanao Examiner)
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