Tuesday, December 20, 2016

4 fishing boat crew abducted off Sulu

From GMA News (Dec 21): 4 fishing boat crew abducted off Sulu

Four crew members of a fishing boat were abducted off Sulu, early Tuesday. Maj. Filemon Tan, spokesman of the Armed Forces' Western Mindanao Command, identified the abducted crew members as Noel Besconde, Reyjim Rocabo, Roy Ramos and Roel Liones, residents of Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur.

Tan said the four victims were on board FB Ramona 2 when they were abducted in Celebes Sea around 2:30 a.m.

He said the abduction was reported by the boat's sister ship, FB Melissa 2.

Members of the military's Joint Task Force Sulu have been deployed around docking sites in Sulu to locate the victims.

Tan added that the Naval Task Group Sulu has also been ordered to conduct search and rescue operations.

The military has yet to determine if the crew's abductors are members of the Abu Sayyaf Group.

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/593217/news/regions/4-fishing-boat-crew-abducted-off-sulu

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