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Eight fishermen rescued from capsized boat in Antique
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endIndex: Eight fishermen were rescued after their boat capsized in waters off Calatagan, Batangas on Monday evening, the Philippine Coast Guard said. (FILE PHOTO)
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 21) Eight fishermen were rescued after their boat capsized in waters off Calatagan, Batangas on Monday evening, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
The fishermen were on a motorized banca when waves overturned the vessel amid bad weather. The Coast Guard s substation in Semirara Island in Caluya, Antique immediately deployed rescuers upon receiving reports of the capsized boat.
The rescued fishermen are now with their families, the Coast Guard added.
Published July 21, 2021, 2:09 PM
ILOILO CITY – Eight fishermen were rescued when a boat capsized off Semirara Island, the national coal-mining reservation in Caluya town, Antique province.
The Philippine Coast Guard of Antique (PCG-Antique) reported that the eight fishermen onboard M/B Roxanne are all safe after they were rescued Tuesday, July 20.
It was the PCG-Substation in Semirara that conducted the rescue operations after a distress call was made by M/B Roxanne.
The boat was on its way back to Semirara from Minakawit, Occidental Mindoro when it encountered strong winds and rain brought by habagat or the southwest monsoon. It was battered by big waves, which caused the boat to flip over and capsized.