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PCG rescues 2 passengers off Palawan

PCG rescues 2 passengers off Palawan

A search and rescue operation is underway after two motorized boats with 11 passengers capsized off Roxas town in Palawan province on Wednesday evening (January 24, 2024). Palawan map stock photo / INQUIRER FILES

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday said it rescued two passengers of a boat which was hit by another vessel off Palawan  

The passengers of MBCA Jerrylyn, according to the PCG, “were forced to jump overboard” after it was hit 12 nautical miles east of Canigaran Beach, Barangay Bancao-Bancao, Puerto Princesa City on Wednesday.

The passengers  were brought to the Puerto Princesa Fish Port where they received medical attention.

An investigation is ongoing. (Emmanuel John Abris, trainee  / INQUIRER.net)

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