Home » World » News item – Maritime collision off the Philippines, 14 missing News item – Maritime collision off the Philippines, 14 missing June 29, 2020 by world today news On Sunday, a Filipino fishing boat capsized after being struck by a cargo ship registered in Hong Kong. Updated 20 minutes ago— – Rescuers are looking for twelve Filipino crew members and two passengers for the fishing boat, whose whereabouts are unknown. (Photo Ted ALJIBE / AFP) AFP Authorities in the Philippines announced on Monday that they had deployed planes and ships to try to find 14 people missing after a collision between a fishing boat and a freighter. A Filipino fishing boat, the Liberty 5, and a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship, the Vienna Wood, collided Sunday off the Philippine province of Western Mindoro, and the fishing boat capsized, officials said. The freighter commander called for rescue “hours later” and the ship was escorted to shore by the Philippine coast guard, said their spokesman, Commander Armando Balilo. Rescuers are looking for twelve Filipino crew members and two passengers for the fishing boat, whose whereabouts are unknown. Search operations were halted on Sunday due to inclement weather and resumed on Monday morning. (AFP/NXP) Published today at 6:02 am– Related posts:Helicopter landed at Presidential Palace, Lukashenko times ...Al Qaeda chief al-Rimi killed in US drone attack"Portuguese Foreign Minister rules out providing F-16s to Ukraine, but offers training assistance"Opposite: - He wants respectShare this:FacebookX Related Covid-19: Morocco’s leadership recognized in Africa Netizens are excited about Alfamart’s release of Alfa X with the concept of coworking and being able to expand Leave a Comment Cancel replyCommentName Email Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.