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| Philippine Coast Guard personnel conducting search and rescue operations for the crew of a cargo ship that ran aground in Surigao del Norte. (Photo from Facebook/Philippine Coast Guard) |
[Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] MANILA— The Philippine Coast Guard on Wednesday said the remains of four crew members and seven survivors of a cargo vessel in Surigao del Norte were found from search and rescue operations, after the ship ran aground on April 19. PhilStar reported that LCT Great Ocean Cebu hit the shore early this week amid rough sea conditions due to Typhoon “Bising '' (international name Surigae), with 20 of its crew forced to abandon ship and later gone missing.
In a report, PCG said residents near the shoreline of Barangay Jugban, San Francisco recovered the bodies, one who was identified as Norman Galon while the three were not yet known. The survivors were rescued from operations between Tuesday night and early this morning, and have since received medical assistance. PGC said they had to share life jackets and life rings to keep them afloat for two days. They were: Roger Polo (Chief Mate), Arjie Bacarra, Joejie Villanueva, Noli Labucay, Felipe Queben, John Renzo Guanzon, and one unidentified crew member.
The Coast guard has yet to conclude if the incident was due to the typhoon. But details surfacing today showed the ship anchored in the vicinity of waters off Jabonga in Agusan del Sur when it happened.
