Vessel beached off Mindoro
By J.Lo
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is looking into cargo vessel run aground in waters off Occidental Mindoro unable to leave its position as it may sink once it sails into deeper portion of the sea.
Motor vessel Joegie 5 skipper Arnie Alberto said seawater had seeped into vessel, may cause it to capsize once it resumes sailing.
Joegie 5 is loaded with 28,020 bags of cement and had 15,148 liters of diesel in its fuel tank when it drifted shallow waters off Calavati Point in Paluan town at around 2 in the morning.
Alberto told PCG during early hours of Sept. 1, he and his 13 crewmembers were sailing toward Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro from Bauan, Batangas when big waves and strong winds battered vessel.
When high tide occurred at around 4 in the morning, Alberto was able to maneuver vessel away from its position, but they saw seawater had entered ship.
He decided to return vessel to shallow area to allow it to sit on rocks.
Alberto said they dropped anchor in the area to prevent Joegie 5 from drifting toward deeper waters.
PCG said no signs of oil spill when crewmembers left Joegie 5. It said monitoring would continue.
Personnel of PCG-Mamburao substation deferred inspection of Joegie 5 due to rough sea condition in the area.
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