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Barge rams Navotas shoreline, hits houses, bancas


A barge on Saturday night accidentally drifted toward the Navotas shoreline and rammed stilt houses and motorized bancas there, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Sunday. Initial investigation showed big waves caused by inclement weather dragged the non-propelled barge, Big Tow, toward the shoreline of Davila Dulo in Barangay Navotas West at around 7:30 p.m., according to PCG commandant Wilfredo Tamayo. The barge, owned by Asian Shipping Corporation, damaged five stilt houses and eight motorized bancas, Tamayo said. No casualty was reported. Big Tow has already been towed by an unnamed tugboat. - KBK, GMANews.TV

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