Camiguin News

Twenty-six Filipino seamen were rescued by the crew of a Chinese vessel in Camiguin hours after their cargo ship sunk the morning of Friday, January 9, the Philippines Coast Guard reported. The survivors were onboard LCT 378 when it was battered by big waves and strong winds at the vicinity waters of Camiguin Island around 4 a.m. Capt. Edilberto I. Jugarap reportedly sent a distress signal when the ship continued to list at about 15 degrees to port side as water flooded in the cargo hold. Jugarap and his men abandoned ship at around 8:30 a.m. before LCT 378 totally capsized 20NM from the shoreline of Camiguin. The distress call was earlier received by MV Tongying and later rescued the 26 seamen onboard two inflatable rafts.