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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — More than 200 Chinese fishing vessels believed to be crewed by militia have been spotted near a disputed reef off the Philippines, a government agency said, expressing “concern” over their presence. The Philippine coast guard detected the boats “in line formation” at the boomerang-shaped Whitsun Reef around 320 kilometres (175 nautical miles) west of Palawan Island on March 7, a task force charged with monitoring the South China Sea said […]
(Eagle News)—–Several boats sustained damages after a blast ripped through Masbate early Sunday. The explosion took place near a Philippine Coast Guard station in Masbate Port at 12:30 a.m. Two aluminum boats were damaged and a newly procured rescue boat from the Philippine Army was destroyed, the PCG said. An investigation is ongoing.
EL NIDO, Palawan (Eagle News) – Nahuli ang 10 Vietnamese national noong Martes ng umaga (August 8) na sakay sa isang fishing boat, ilang nautical miles mula sa Malampaya Platform sa El Nido. Ayon kay John Vincent Fabello ng Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), nasa lugar man sila na sakop ng protected area ng lalawigan o hindi, napatunayang pumasok nga sila sa teritoryo nito. Aniya, kinumpiska rin ng mga awtoridad ang nakita sa kanilang fishing […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — At least 14 children on a summer camp in northeast Russia drowned when their boats capsized in a storm on a lake, investigators said Sunday. The accident happened overnight on Lake Syamozero, close to the border with Finland, according to Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for Russia’s investigative committee. “The investigators have finished examining the bodies of the 14 victims. They said that they were all born between 2002 and 2004. There […]
