23 fishermen rescued as boat catches fire

By Eugene Y. Adiong

Mar 24, 2024 12:18 am

BACOLOD CITY: Twenty-three fishermen were rescued off the coast of Sitio Lintub, Barangay Nagbo-alao, Basay, Negros Oriental, on Wednesday, March 20, after their fishing boat caught fire and capsized.

Lt. Stephen Polinar, the public information officer for the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office, said that a rescue operation was organized after the police received a request for assistance from 'either one of the passengers or a bystander from the shore.'

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