By Ronron
July 13, 2007
Two persons were reported missing when a fishing vessel capsized off Palawan province, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday.
According to initial reports received by the PCG at 8:30 am yesterday (Friday), fishing boat Timothy Monalinda 48 Dalton, owned by RBL Fishing Corporation, overturned most probably due to big waves in the vicinity of Quinloban Island in Agutaya, Palawan.
The actual time of the incident was not immediately known.
The PCG said 22 of the 24-man crew were rescued by the vessel’s sister ship, while the remaining two are still missing.
The two were identified as Reynaldo Lagrio and Robert Caparo, the PCG said.
A Coast Guard team was sent to the area to help in the search and rescue operations for the two.
On Thursday, at least nine people died after the roll-on roll-off (roro) vessel they were riding from Lucena City, Quezon to Masbate province ran aground and tilted in the shallow waters off San Francisco town, Quezon.
The bad weather in the country is blamed to typhoon “Bebeng,” which entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility but is only located far north./DMS
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