With the retrieval of the fishing vessel, the PCG’s fact-finding committee will preserve it as a piece of evidence as part of its ongoing investigation on the allision incident, said Coast Guard Vice Admiral Joseph Coyme.
“The fact-finding committee will now finalize its investigation in the soonest possible time, because this will help a lot in pursuing a solid case against the ship owner and the master of the vessel responsible for that allission incident,” said the head of the PCG’s fact finding committee.
The fatalities were identified as Captain Dexter Laudencia, aged 47, and his crew members Romeo Mejeco, aged 38, and Benedicto Olandria, aged 62, all from Barangay Calapandayan in Subic, Zambales. The PCG told a Senate hearing last week that it has sent communications to the flag state of the vessel about the incident and could forward the findings of its investigation to the Department of Foreign Affairs once completed for diplomatic action.
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