Friday, November 29, 2013

PN reserve units transport 240 'Yolanda' displaced residents

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 29): PN reserve units transport 240 'Yolanda' displaced residents

The Philippine Navy (PN) on Friday announced that two of its affiliate reserve units have transported 240 Tacloban City residents displaced by super typhoon "Yolanda".

These ships are the F/B Wood Rose and F/B Brilliant Star.

Lt. Cmdr. Gregory Fabic, PN spokesman, said the F/B Wood Rose arrived at the Navotas City Pier Friday carrying 178 "Yolanda" displaced residents from Tacloban.

It left the area late Thursday.

While the F/B Brilliant Star, who earlier carried 80 tons of relief supplies for Tacloban City, departed for the Navotas City Pier Friday and is expected to arrive here 11 a.m. Saturday.

Meanwhile, the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF-15) is currently anchored in the vicinity of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

It is serving as a platform for command and control of humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations thereat.

Fabic said the vessel continuously monitors the activities/intention of all naval floating assets and foreign naval ships at the vicinity of Tacloban City.

While the BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) is also anchored near the above-mentioned position and is now unloading her cargo of assorted relief goods which amounted to around 124 tons.

"Unloading/transfer of assorted relief goods through ship to shore movement with the help of BRP Manobo (AT-297) is currently in progress. Continue unloading cargo to AT-297 and AT-291 through ship to shore movement," Fabic concluded.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=592151

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