6 fishermen die as boat explodes

by Associated Press - Kaiser Jan Fuentes

Jun 07, 2024 12:21 am

(UPDATE) AT least six fishermen were killed when an explosion and a fire hit their boat at sea off the coast of the City of Naga, Cebu, coast guard officials said Thursday, adding six others were rescued.

Surviving crew members, including the skipper of the FBCA King Bryan were still being treated at a hospital.

At least six crewmembers of the F/B King Bryan, a fishing boat, are killed when an explosion and a fire hit their vessel nearly 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) off Cebu, coast guard officials said on June 6, 2024. Six others were rescued, including the skipper. They were still being treated at a hospital or were too traumatized to tell investigators what set off the explosion and fire onboard the vessel on June 5 off Naga city in Cebu. SCREENGRAB FREOM OF PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD

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