Trips of small sea vessels to parts of Easters Visayas suspended due to bad weather

Rosalie Abatayo 09/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) has suspended trips for small sea crafts bound for areas affected by Tropical Depression (TD) Liwayway and the southwest monsoon. PCG-7 spokesperson Lieutenant Junior Grade…

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.…

PCG-7 says Dapitan station responded immediately to burning ship alarm

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) said there was no delay in the rescue operations of the Coast Guard Station (CGS) in Dapitan on the burning ship alarm reported on Wednesday dawn, August…

Seaman nabbed for allegedly selling illegal drugs in Bohol

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Coast Guard in Jagna, together with the Police force and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency of Bohol, arrested on Sunday, August 18, 2019, a boatswain of a ferry for possession of illegal drugs. Around 8:15…

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,…

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…

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…

PCG-7 to monitor possible entry points of cocaine blocks in Central Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) is now monitoring seas around the region following the recovery of blocks of cocaine in the eastern seaboard of Luzon and Mindanao. Commodore Ronnie Gil Gavan,…

DOE to meet with Coast Guard and Marina to tackle issue on illegal transport of petroleum products

Benjie Talisic, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Energy in Central Visayas (DOE-7) will be meeting with maritime law enforcers to help them track down illegal traders of petroleum products in the region. This developed after a letter sent…

Coast Guard to put up new station in southern Cebu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas District (PCG-7) has announced that it will put up a separate station in southern Cebu within the month in order to ensure more focused monitoring in…

Coast guard, police ready for Sinulog fluvial parade, solemn procession

Delta Derycka Letigio 01/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lieutenant Junior Grade Michael Encina, spokesperson of PCG-7, told Cebu Daily News Digital that they are on their final preparations for the fluvial procession wherein 82 participating vessels are expected plus 46 asset…

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