PH cargo ship, foreign-owned dredger collide over South Harbor

By William B. Depasupil

Jul 08, 2021 12:38 pm

A Philippine cargo vessel and a foreign-registered dredger collided off the coast of South Harbor anchorage early morning on Thursday, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

The PCG, in a statement, said the incident between MV Palawan Pearly and BKM 104, a Cyprus-registered utility ship, happened at about 2:10 a.m. The cargo ship sustained heavy damage although none of the crew of the two ships were injured.

PORT MISHAP Members of the Philippine Coast Guard inspect the MV Palawan Pearl which sank after colliding with Cyprus-flagged vessel BKM 104 in Manila’s South Harbor at dawn on July 8, 2021. No one was injured in the incident. PHOTO BY PCG-PIO

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