Maritime
PCG rescues 58 persons onboard F / B Lady Alwena in Basilan
Photo : coastguard . gov . ph
F ifty ( 50 ) passengers composed of 43 adults and seven ( 7 ) children and eight ( 8 ) crew of the wooden-hulled fishing vessel F / B Lady Alwena were rescued by the SAR team of Coast Guard Station Zamboanga after she encountered engine trouble and drifted towards vicinity waters off Lamitan , Basilan on July 14 .
The 6.9 gross-tonnaged vessel departed Laminusa , Siasi , Sulu on July 13 at 8pm bound for Zamboanga City .
A certain Neriza Idlana , mother of one of the passengers onboard , appeared to Coast Guard Station Zamboanga and reported the incident around 7:20O PM of July 14 .
CGS Zamboanga immediately dispatched its personnel onboard three ( 3 ) PCG aluminium boats to conduct search and rescue operations and successfully found the distressed
vessel at vicinity waters of Lamitan at 8:10 PM , and conducted towing operations thereat .
The SAR team together with the rescued passengers and crew were safely towed and arrived at the station beach area at 11 PM of the same day .
All passengers were found to be in good physical condition and were subsequently sent home to their respective families while F / B Lady Alwena was temporarily placed under the custody of CGS Zamboanga for further investigation and determination of possible violations . coastguard . gov . ph
All passengers were found to be in good physical condition and were subsequently sent home to their respective families while F / B Lady Alwena was temporarily placed under the custody of CGS Zamboanga for further investigation and determination of possible violations .
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