Six people have been rescued on Tuesday after their motor banca submerged off Basilan, the Philippine Coast Guard said. | BPinlacINQ
MANILA, Philippines — Six people have been rescued on Tuesday, February 28, after their motor banca submerged off Basilan, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
According to the PCG, the vessel was en route to Zamboanga City from Jolo, Sulu, when it sank near Pandak Island in Hadji Muhtamad as big waves destroyed the motor banca’s hull.“Immediately, the PCG deployed a search and rescue team that located the distressed motor banca [and] rescued the passengers,” it said in a statement on Wednesday.
It added that the rescued individuals were brought to a PCG substation in the town of Maluso for assistance.
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