Ship collision leaves 2 dead, 3 missing

by Franco Jose C. Baroña - Dennis Abrina - Ernie Esconde

Apr 30, 2023 12:50 am

(UPDATE) A FILIPINO safety officer and a Chinese seafarer died when two foreign ships collided off Corregidor Island Friday night, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday.

The PCG said the two ships were identified as the MT Petite Soeur, a Marshall-flagged chemical/oil product tanker, and the MV Hong Hai 189, a Sierra Leone-flagged dredger, which capsized following the collision.

COLLISION OFF CORREGIDOR A Filipino safety officer and a Chinese seafarer die after two foreign ships collided off Corregidor Island on Friday night, April 28, 2023, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Saturday. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PCG

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