A fishermen’s boat capsized on Monday after it struck a passing commercial vessel in the South China Sea. At least three Filipino fishermen died in the incident.
Three Filipino fishermen died in the disputed South China Sea after their boat was accidentally hit by a passing commercial vessel, the Philippine coast guard said Wednesday.
The fishermen’s boat, F/B Dearyn, was moored in a fishing area in the high seas off the northwestern Philippines when it was hit before dawn on Monday by the passing vessel and capsized, killing its skipper and two crew members. Three other fishermen aboard the Dearyn survived, the coast guard said.
It was not immediately clear if the three fishermen died due to injuries from the collision or drowned. A police report said they died due to"possible head trauma" from the collision. Their bodies were brought back to their hometown in the northern Philippines by the three surviving fishermen and several other companions.
Rescuers carry a body as it arrives at a port in the Philippines on Oct. 3, 2023, following a collision between two vessels.There was no indication that the deadly accident was related to the long-simmering territorial disputes in the busy waterway.and the Philippines. The dispute over Scarborough flared recently after the Philippine coast guard said it removed a floating barrier installed by the Chinese coast guard at the mouth of the shoal to prevent Filipinos from entering.
"We assure the victims, their families, and everyone that we will exert every effort to hold accountable those who are responsible for this unfortunate maritime incident," Marcos said in a statement.An initial assessment based on the surviving fishermen’s account and sea traffic at the time of the accident indicated that a crude oil tanker under the flag of the Marshall Islands may have hit the Filipino fishing boat, the coast guard said in a statement.
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