Navy ships carrying relief supplies, rescue teams in Bohol

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 18): Navy ships carrying relief supplies, rescue teams in Bohol
 
The Philippine Navy (PN) announced that three of its ships, carrying much needed relief supplies and emergency personnel, have arrived at the quake-devastated province of Bohol Friday morning.

Cmdr. Gregory Fabic, Navy spokesperson, said that the ships are the BRP Carlos Albert (PG-375), BRP Abraham Campo (PG-396) and BRP Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo (PG-140).

Fabic said the fourth ship BRP Bagobo now enroute to Bohol with a six-man disaster response and rescue team (DRRT) -one officer and five enlisted personnel - from Naval Forces Southern Luzon and a M-35 truck carrying a water filtration system.

BRP Bagobo is expected to arrive in Bohol late in the afternoon after leaving Cebu at 1:35 a.m.

He added the BRP Carlos Albert left Cebu for Tubigon, Bohol around 2:47 a.m. Friday while BRP Abraham Campo left Cebu for Tagbiliran around 2:29 a.m on the same day.

The two ships arrived at their destinations around 8:00 a.m. while BRP Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo arrived at Tubigon Pier, Bohol around 2:15 a.m.

Now helping in rescue-and-relief efforts in Tagbilaran City, Bohol is the 15-man (one officer and 14 enlisted personnel) DRRT of Naval Forces Central

Fabic said two more Navy ships, the BRP Alfredo Peckson (PG-372) and DF-339, are on stand-by in Cebu for loading and delivery of emergency supplies.

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