Big waves threaten cargo vessel off Batanes — report
Big waves buffeted and caused a 174-ton cargo vessel to tilt and threaten to capsize off Bataan province before dawn Monday. The Philippine Coast Guard sent rescue teams to the MV Ivatan to aid its crew and to watch out for possible oil spills. "Ito [ay] malapit sa Basco. Bandang 10 p.m. ito nakadaong sa pier ng Basco pero sa lakas ng alon ito nagdesisyon na umangkorahe dahil sila ay binabangga sa pier ng Basco. Noong sila [ay] umangkorahe mga 2:30 a.m., mukhang napatid ang anchor o na-drag, di maganda ang pagkakapatid at ito ay sumadsad," Coast Guard Maritime Safety Services Officer Commander Allan dela Vega said in an interview on dzBB radio. (Crew men of the ship decided to drop anchor because big waves were causing the ship to repeatedly hit the pier at Basco. At about 2:30 a.m. Monday, the waves were too much for the anchored ship, and it titled.) Coast Guard commandant Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo ordered the shipâs captain to submit a marine protest, and ordered a Coast Guard team to conduct an aerial survey of the site of the incident.