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4 PCG members in Cagayan rescue ops missing after boat overturns

By: - Reporter /
/ 05:03 PM July 27, 2023

4 PCG members in Cagayan rescue ops missing after boat overturns

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MANILA, Philippines — Four Philippine Coast Guard rescuers who were helping victims of typhoon Egay went missing after their aluminum boat capsized in Cagayan.

In a statement, PCG on Thursday said it has since launched a search and rescue operation to find their personnel whose boat overturned in the waters off Abulug, Cagayan at 4:00 pm on Wednesday.

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However, bad weather forced the suspension of this activity.

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PCG said it will deploy its helicopter from Coast Guard Aviation Force to assist in the search.

The missing PCG crew were supposed to rescue the crew of M/Tug (tugboat) Iroquois about 21 nautical miles away from Aparri.

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On Wednesday, strong winds were whipping Cagayan.

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The province was under typhoon signal number 3 and a gale warning was up in the area at the time PCG rescuers were trying to cross the waters of Aparri.

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