ALL 271 passengers and 17 crew members on board a fastcraft were rescued after the vessel ran aground just 1.5 kilometers off the Plaridel Port in Misamis Occidental on Jan. 6, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. “The 288 rescued individuals were all in good condition when they were brought at Plaridel Port,” the PCG said. The rescue operation was conducted together with the Plaridel Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. The Ocean Jet 7 vessel was bound for Tagbilaran City in Bohol when it “encountered strong winds and big waves that led to the crashing of its starboard side,” according to the PCG report. A tug boat was already being organized to tow the distressed vessel.

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