<\/a>(Photo courtesy of Naval Forces Western Mindanao)<\/p><\/div>\n
ZAMBOANGA CITY \u2014 The Philippine Navy rescued 26 passengers after a wooden-hulled vessel sank off Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi, on Sunday, an official said Monday.<\/p>\n
Rear Adm. Francisco Tagamolila Jr., commander of Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), said the 32 passengers of the M\/L Bangsata were rescued around 10:05 p.m. Sunday, approximately 17 nautical miles southeast of Turtle Islands.<\/p>\n
Six other passengers were rescued by a Malaysian vessel.<\/p>\n
\u201cCoordination is ongoing to facilitate their safe return,\u201d Tagamolila said in a statement.<\/p>\n
According to survivors, the M\/L Bangsata departed Turtle Islands at 1:45 a.m. Sunday bound for South Ubian, Tawi-Tawi.<\/p>\n
The boat encountered rough seas and sank around 6 a.m.<\/p>\n
Passengers clung to debris until their rescue.<\/p>\n
A Singaporean-flagged tanker, EONIA, first spotted the distressed vessel and alerted authorities, enabling the Philippine Navy\u2019s Naval Monitoring Station (NMS) Taganak and BRP-Jose Loor Sr. (PC-390) to launch an immediate rescue mission.<\/p>\n
\u201cNMS Taganak maintained continuous communication with EONIA, ensuring swift coordination and accurate location of the incident,\u201d Tagamolila said.<\/p>\n
The survivors received medical assistance, food, and warm clothing aboard PC-390 before being transported to Taganak Pier.<\/p>\n
They were turned over to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office for further care.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ZAMBOANGA CITY \u2014 The Philippine Navy rescued 26 passengers after a wooden-hulled vessel sank off Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi, on Sunday, an official said Monday. Rear Adm. Francisco Tagamolila Jr., commander of Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), said the 32 passengers of the M\/L Bangsata were rescued around 10:05 p.m. Sunday, approximately 17 nautical miles southeast […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1544,"featured_media":2044741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,45],"tags":[20371],"byline":[825804],"source":[825599],"column":[],"editor":[820286],"videographer":[],"position":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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