scouring the waters off Ilocos Norte after a Panamian-flagged cargo
vessel sank late Friday.
PCG spokesperson Lt. Commander Algier Ricafrente said that the M/V
Oceanic Union was passing through the waters of the province when it
encountered mechanical trouble.
Ricafrente did not specify the emergency but said that the ship's
20-man crew quickly took to their life boats, indicating the vessel
was already in a sinking condition, long before it radioed a distress
call.
The vessel was heading to Subic Bay west of Manila from Shanghai. The
PCG is now coordinating with other maritime agencies to retrieve the
stricken seamen as soon possible.
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