Coast Guard team checks troubled ship at Camotes port: No oil spill

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Camotes Island and San Francisco has found no trace of an oil spill on the partially submerged MV Mika Mari 8 after it tilted sideways on August…

Coast Guard’s probe of Lite Ferry 16 fire incident has yet to start

Rosalie Abatayo 08/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard in Northern Mindanao (PCG-10) has yet to start their investigation on Lite Ferry 16, which caught fire while nearing Palauan port in Dapitan City on Wednesday dawn, August 28.…

Rough Seas: Some trips from Cebu to Bohol, Leyte provinces cancelled

Rosalie Abatayo 08/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Some trips from Cebu to Bohol and Leyte provinces were suspended today, August 4, because of “rough sea conditions” in these areas. Lieutenant Junior Grade Michael John Encina, spokesperson of the Philippine Coast Guard…

PCG-7: MV Arikun incurred minor scratches on the hull; 18 foreign crew members safe

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — No major damages were found on the underwater hull of MV Arikun after the foreign vessel run aground while at the vicinity of the Lauis Ledge Light House in Talisay City this morning,…

Rough Seas: 231 stranded with cancellation of two trips for Tagbilaran City

Rosalie Abatayo 07/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —At least 231 passengers were left stranded at the ports of Cebu City on Wednesday morning, July 17, following the cancellation of at least two trips bound for Tagbilaran City in Bohol in province.…

LGUs urged to assess need to suspend classes; rough seas strand 300 passengers 

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The local government units (LGUs) of the province of Cebu are encouraged to proactively assess their localities if there is a need for them to declare a suspension of classes due to the…

Boat capsizes while on Bogo City waters; PCG rescues 13 divers, 3 crew members

Benjie Talisic 07/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A boat carrying local and foreign divers coming from Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan town capsized while on the waters off Bogo City in northern Cebu earlier today, July 8. Lieutenant Junior Grade Michael…

Salvor team extracts 30K liters of diesel from capsized ship’s fuel tank

Benjie Talisic 06/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A team from a salvor company has already extracted diesel fuel on the starboard (right) side tank of the M/V Eva Mary Grace, a cargo vessel that capsized on June 25 at the…

Coast Guard, Marina to conduct joint probe on capsized vessel in San Fernando

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/26/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) and the Maritime Industry Authority in Central Visayas (Marina-7) will conduct a joint investigation on capsizing incident of a cargo vessel docked in a…

Mom carrying her baby jumps overboard ship; both rescued at sea off Dipolog

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 34-year-old mother, who was carrying her seven-month old baby, jumped overboard a ship bound for Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte from Cebu City at nearly 7 a.m. on Friday, May 31. She and…

Philippine Coast Guard eyes 7 stations in Cebu, Bohol this year

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/15/2019

OSLOB, Cebu — The Central Visayas district of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG-7) is considering to have at least seven stations across their area of responsibility by the end of 2019.  Lieutenant Junior Grade Michael John Encina,…

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