ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 24 Nov) – Sailors on board BRP Florencio Iñigo (PC-393) rescued eight residents from Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi as the M/L Rihana, a passenger motor launch, was found d…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Sailors on board BRP Florencio Iñigo rescued eight residents from Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi as the M/L Rihana, a passenger motor launch, was found distressed in the vicinity of the waters off Sibutu Island in the same province.
Lt. Senior Grade Chester Ross Cabaltera, spokesperson of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao, said the incident happened early dawn Thursday. “The report came from a concerned civilian who relayed to the Littoral Monitoring Station Bongao who immediately coordinated with the Naval Task Group Tawi-Tawi. BRP Florencio Iñigo or PC-393, a patrol craft, was deployed with its navy personnel conducting the rescue operations,” said Cabaltera.
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