The Philippine Navy has safely rescued on Sunday 10 people
off Tawi-Tawi as the wooden-hulled vessel they were riding capsized due to
inclement weather spawned by Typhoon "Lando".
Rear Admiral Primitivo Gopo, Naval Forces Western Mindanao
commander, said they were rescued hours after the vessel they were riding, M/L
J-Rem, capsized around 10:41 a.m. Saturday in the vicinity of Sibutu Passage,
Simunul, Tawi-Tawi.
Gopo said the personnel aboard Patrol Gunboat-383 (PG-383)
rescued the passengers and crew of M/L J-Rem around 12:41 a.m. Sunday 17
nautical miles south of Ubian
Island
“Due to strong waves and tides brought by typhoon Lando, the
half-submerged M/L J-Rem was drifted from Sibutu Passage up to south of Ubian Island
He said M/L J-Rem was securely tied to another vessel, M/V
Ramona, when the PG-383 personnel spotted the ill-fated vessel.
He said the PG-383 personnel headed by Cdr. Erlyn Reyes
provided the rescued passengers and crew with first aid and hot meals after transferring
them to the patrol gunboat.
He said the PG-383 took them to Barangay Tubig Indangan in
the island town of Simunul
He said M/L J-Rem is owned and skippered by Alano Samman of
Simunul.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=816832
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