The Naval Forces Western Mindanao rescued Saturday 38 local tourists who were stranded due to inclement weather at the Greater Sta. Cruz Island, 1.9 nautical miles off this city.
The rescue took place at the height of the Day 1 of Exercise Pagsasama 2013’s At Sea Events at the Basilan and
“The supposed simulation of conducting search and rescue turned into an actual rescue operations,” Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) commander Rear Admiral Isabelo Gador said Sunday in a statement.
The Day 1 of the At Sea Events consisted of the Maritime Interdiction Operation Exercise (MIOEX), Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX), and Gunnery Exercise (GUNNEX).
Those rescued include two infants and eight Army personnel, who were stranded at the Greater Sta. Cruz Island, a favorite picnic ground both for local and foreign tourists because of the island’s pinkish sand beach.
They were rescued by Navy personnel manning the two Multi-Purpose Attack Crafts (MPACs), which Gador deployed after he received report that tourists were stranded at the Greater Sta. Cruz Island.
They were stranded after the coast guard suspended boat trips Saturday due to inclement weather brought about by the Low Pressure Area that hit
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