The Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog recovers yet another physique from the capsized sand vessel MV Hong Hai 16 within the waters off Occidental Mindoro on Saturday, April 19, 2025. —Photograph from Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog/Fb
MANILA, Philippines — Yet another physique was recovered from the capsized sand vessel MV Hong Hai 16 on Saturday, in accordance with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Southern Tagalog District.
Twenty-five Filipino and Chinese language crew members had been on board when the vessel capsized within the waters off Rizal city, Occidental Mindoro province on Tuesday afternoon.
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“The Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog experiences that one physique was efficiently retrieved from the lodging space of capsized Motor Vessel Hong Hai 16 at round 3:56 p.m. immediately, 19 April 2025 throughout an ongoing underwater operations on the website in Rizal waters of Occidental Mindoro,” the PCG mentioned in a press release.
The identification of the person recovered was nonetheless pending, the Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog added.
4 extra people had been nonetheless lacking, the coast guard additional mentioned, assuring that diving operations had been nonetheless ongoing to seek out them.
An expert salvor had reportedly been contracted by Hong Hai 16’s proprietor and was anticipated to reach on the website by Monday.
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