At least 2 dead after ships collide near Corregidor Island

MANILA, Philippine – At least two people died while three people remain missing after two foreign-flagged vessels collided off Corregidor Island on Friday, April 28.

The Philippine Coast Guard identified the vessels as the  Sierra Leone-flagged MV Hong Hai 189 and the Marshall Islands-flagged MT Petite Soeur. 

The PCG said the MV Hong Hai had capsized, and that 16 of its 20 crew members had been rescued.

“However, one of the 16 rescued crew, a Filipino safety officer, died at the hospital,” the PCG said in a statement on Saturday, April 29.

The cadaver of one of the missing crew members, a Chinese national, was recovered by the search and rescue team early Saturday morning.

The Coast Guard Aviation Force is currently conducting an aerial survey to augment the search and rescue operations for the three other missing crew members of the MV Hong Hai 189.

The PCG said all 21 crew members of MT Petite Soeur were in good physical condition. The PCG will also hold and detain the vessel. – Rappler.com