12 rescued and 20 missing
At least 12 fishermen were rescued while 20 remain missing after their boat capsized between Masbate and Sibuyan Island in Romblon on Wednesday.
The Philippine Coast Guard in Calumpang and rescue teams from Masbate managed to rescue some of the fishermen after the FB Hope Christy carrying 32 fishermen capsized at around 10: a.m.
Those who were rescued were brought to the Municipal Hospital of Balud in Masbate.
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard Southern Tagalog district deployed Coast Guard vessel TB-271 to help in the search-and-rescue operations for the 20 who went missing.
Coast Guard commandant Admiral Ramon Liwag also ordered the Coast Guard vessel BRP Corregidor (AE-891), and the PCG helicopter help search for the missing fishermen.
The Coast Guard said it will investigate what happened to the FB Hope Christy.
Source: GMA News
