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,…

Two boats held; fishers nabbed for illegal fishing

Florence Baesa 03/19/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — Two fishing vessels were apprehended in the municipal waters of Manapla, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, March 18, for allegedly being involved in illegal fishing. The M/BCA “Leomar” owned by Marlene Padernal of…

Motor bancas to be impounded, owners to be sanctioned

Alven Marie A. Timtim 03/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Motor bancas coming from outside Cebu that will be caught entering the seawaters of the province will be stopped and the sea vessel will be impounded. Aside from that, the vessel’s owner will…

Bohol bars entry of passenger ships in ports

Alven Marie Timtim, Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Passenger ships will no longer be permitted to enter and dock in any port in Bohol starting Monday, March 16, 2020, because the province is placed under community quarantine. The Philippine Coast Guard…

Ship from China allowed to reprovision in Negros Occ.; Captain, 20 crewmen have no coronavirus symptoms

Florence Baesa 02/06/2020

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines — A ship that came from Zhoushan, China was only allowed to drop anchor on February 6, 2020 in Negros Occidental waters to reprovision and after this had been done, was asked to…

Santa Fe-bound roro suffered engine trouble; passengers safe after ship docked safely 4 hours laters

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A roll on-roll off (roro) sea vessel bound to Santa Fe town in Bantayan Island suffered an engine malfunction shortly before it docked the town’s pier on early Sunday morning, January 26. The…

PDRRMO’s Water Search and Rescue team to be deployed for fluvial procession

Rosalie Abatayo 01/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) will be sending out a water search and rescue (Wasar) team to the Sinulog fluvial procession this Saturday, January 18. PDRRMO Chief Neil Angelo…

More vessels to join Fluvial Procession on Saturday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas said that at least 160 vessels were registered for the annual Sinulog Fluvial Procession on January 18, 2019. This is at least 86 more vessels compared…

With 13 rescued at sea off Liloan, public urged to refrain from patronizing colorum motorbancas

Alven Marie A. Timtim 12/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) is reminding the public not to patronize or risk riding on unregistered motorbancas to travel across islands in Cebu. Lieutenant Junior Grade Michael John Encina,…

Cebu City opens Abellana school gym to house 500 stranded passengers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — They may be spending Christmas away from their homes. But at least passengers, who are stranded in Cebu City because of cancelled sea trips, have roofs over their heads as Typhoon Ursula passes…

Coast Guard rescues motor barge; no casualties reported

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 11/29/2019

TALISAY CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) rescued a motor barge off the coast of Sibulan after it was carried off by huge waves early morning of Thursday, November 28, 2019. On…

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