MANILA - The agency managing a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship on Tuesday said the vessel's crew tried to search for survivors after it collided with a fishing boat off Mamburao town in Occidental Min
MANILA - The agency managing a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship on Tuesday said the vessel's crew tried to search for survivors after it collided with a fishing boat off Mamburao town in Occidental Mindoro on June 28.
"Vienna Wood N stopped and the crew conducted an emergency damage assessment. The collision was reported soon after to Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre , Manila," it said. "An overturned hull of what appeared to be a small vessel was spotted and reported to the Coast Guard, no survivors have been found," it said.
"Once the Coast Guard arrived, Vienna Wood N remained on scene until cleared to sail to a nearby port for surveys and repairs of the damages she sustained. She was escorted by the Coast Guard to Batangas Bay, Philippines," it added.
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