Chinese Vessel Rescues 26 from Sunken Cargo Ship
Twenty-six Filipino seamen were rescued by the crew of a Chinese vessel in Camiguin hours after their cargo ship sunk the morning of Friday, January 9, the Philippines Coast Guard reported.
The survivors were onboard LCT 378 when it was battered by big waves and strong winds at the vicinity waters of Camiguin Island around 4 a.m.
Capt. Edilberto I. Jugarap reportedly sent a distress signal when the ship continued to list at about 15 degrees to port side as water flooded in the cargo hold. Jugarap and his men abandoned ship at around 8:30 a.m. before LCT 378 totally capsized 20NM from the shoreline of Camiguin.
The distress call was earlier received by MV Tongying and later rescued the 26 seamen onboard two inflatable rafts.
Jack Yu, a crew of MV Tongying, likewise coordinated with the Coast Guard Action Center for the safe transfer of the rescued seamen.
Upon receipt of said report, the Coast Guard District Northern Mindanao deployed the personnel of Coast Guard Station (CGS) Dapitan to rendezvous with MV Tongying at 50NM northeast of Port of Dapitan.
The 26 seamen were safely transferred to MV Aleson Con Carrier 9 and were brought to Coast Guard Station Dapitan for appropriate medical attention and further investigation.
The PCG, meanwhile, advised Capt. Jugarap to file a marine protest relative to the incident.
