Naval units attached to the Lucena-based Southern Luzon
Command (SOLCOM) have rescued 102 people, mostly tourists, stranded in Sombrero
Island off Masbate last Feb. 9.
Reports forwarded Thursday by SOLCOM spokesperson Lt. Col.
Angelo Guzman said Navy gunboat BRP Jose Andrada (PG-370), commanded by Lt.
Edwin M. Nuestro, Jr. rescued 100 tourists and two caretakers.
The ship is one of the units of SOLCOM's Naval Forces Southern
Luzon.
Guzman said the tourists were on the last day of their
three-day island hopping tour in Sombrero
Island in Masbate
when they were prohibited from leaving due to strong winds and very rough sea
conditions.
They were forced to stay in the island for another day as
the weather condition worsened.
The SOLCOM spokesperson said as distress calls from the
tourists reached their attention, BRP Jose Andrada, which was docked at Pasacao
town, Camarines Sur, was immediately deployed for a rescue mission made urgent
as provisions of the stranded people were running out.
The naval vessel successfully transported to safety the
tourists, most of whom are from Manila
"We really have a very dependable and reliable Navy
securing the seas in SOLCOM AOR," SOLCOM head Lt. Gen. Ricardo R. Visaya
as he lauded the Navy for its swift response.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=855836
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