4 rescued from half-submerged motor banca off Dauis, Bohol

Futch Anthony Inso 05/19/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Four fishermen were rescued from a half-submerged motor banca off Dauis town in Bohol province Sunday night, May 18. The incident was confirmed by Lieutenant Junior Grade Romulo Balonga Jr., head of the Coast Guard…

Badian boat capsizing: Lolo, grandchild dead after motor banca tragedy

by Paul Lauro 04/20/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A family outing turned tragic after a motor banca capsized off the coast of Barangay Manduyong on Black Saturday, April 19, resulting in the deaths of a 67-year-old grandfather and his 17-year-old granddaughter. Badian…

51 rescued after motor banca sinks off Olango Island

Futch Anthony Inso 02/25/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 51 individuals crowded on a motor banca as they left the islet-barangay of Caubian on their way home to mainland Olango Island on Tuesday morning, February 25. The motor banca…

41 passengers, 5 crew members saved from distressed boat in Palawan

Geraldford Ticke, Zacarian Sarao - @inquirerdotnet 01/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard on Sunday said that it rescued 41 passengers and five crew members aboard a half-submerged motor banca in the vicinity waters of Palawan on Sunday. According to the PCG in…

10 persons stranded on a pump boat off the sea of Marigondon rescued

Futch Anthony Inso 10/26/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, CEBU, Philippines — Ten persons, who were stranded in the sea off Barangay Marigondon, Lapu Lapu City after the pumpboat or motor banca they were on cannot dock on the wharf because of big waves,…

Fishermen reminded: Check boats before setting sail

Alven Marie A. Timtim 03/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Check the engines of your boats, then the weather condition, and save the contact number of the Coast Guard before you set sail. Lieutenant Junior Grade Eric Salcedo, Philippine Coast Guard in Central…

‘Don’t defy entry ban, you’ll get caught, penalized’

Alven Marie A. Timtim 03/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Don’t try to enter Cebu by sea or your boat will be impounded, you will be penalized and you will be sent back to where you came from.” Lieutenant Junior Grade Eric Salcedo,…

Motor banca sinks in Siquijor: 11 people rescued; 8 drums of fuel recovered

Rosalie Abatayo 11/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Siquijor rescued 11 passengers and crew members of a motor banca that capsized in seas off San Juan town, Siquijor on Saturday, November 16. The motor banca…

Motor banca capsizes near Capitancillo Islet; PCG rescues divers, banca’s crew members

Doris C. Bongcac and Benjie Talisic 07/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Coastguard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) rescued 20 local and foreign divers and three crew members after the motor banca which they boarded capsized near Capitancillo Islet in Bogo City in northern…

Coastguard Hilongos rescues over 100 passengers off Hilongos seawater

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A joint team from Coastguard substation Hilongos and special operation unit in Eastern Visayas (SOU-EV) Leyte rescued over 100 persons from a stranded passenger motor banca in the vicinity of Hilongos seawaters on Tuesday. The…

Passengers, crew members rescued from distressed motor banca

Korinna Lucero 10/30/2018

The passengers and crew members of a distressed motor banca bound for Getafe, Bohol were rescued in the seawaters of Gilutungan, Cordova town, Cebu at past 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning (October 30). MBCA MEME 5, which…

Foreigner hit by propeller of motor banca

Benjie B. Talisic 02/18/2018

A 54-year-old tourist from Hong Kong died after his head was hit by a propeller of a motor banca off the waters of Apo Island, Negros Oriental, a popular diving spot, on Saturday Morning. The victim, Young…

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