Monday, September 19, 2016

Liberian-registered tanker, PN vessel collide off Zamboanga City

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 20): Liberian-registered tanker, PN vessel collide off Zamboanga City

CAMP NAVARRO, Zamboanga City – The BRP-Tarlac sustained minor damage after a foreign vessel collided with the Philippine Navy boat off this city, a top military official disclosed Tuesday.

Rear Adm. Jorge Amba, Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) commander, disclosed the incident occurred around 7:47 a.m. Tuesday, 1000 yards south of the Ensign Majini Pier at Naval Station Romulo Espaldon, this city.

Amba said BRP-Tarlac was anchored in the area when the foreign tanker ship, MT Tosca, bumped the Navy boat.

Amba said no one was hurt among crew members while BRP-Tarlac sustained minor damage in her right forward bulwark and side ramp.

BRP-Tarlac (LD-601) is the lead ship of her class of the Philippine Navy landing platform.

Purchased in Indonesia, BRP-Tarlac was commissioned into the service with the Philippine Navy on June 1, this year.

Amba said investigation by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is ongoing to determine the circumstances of the collision.

MT TASCO, which is skippered by Dominador Tanguas Jr., is a Liberian-registered ship with 21 Filipinos and a Ukranian crew.

The tanker ship is sailing to Bintulo, Malaysia when it collided with BRP-Tarlac.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&sid=&nid=&rid=924464

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