The Chinese Embassy in Manila has identified the seven Chinese crew members of a distressed fishing vessel in the waters off Eastern Samar as “suspects engaged in crime in China.” | FMangosingINQ /PDI
The PCG rescued the MV Kai Da 899 last January 27 after receiving a report that the vessel was in distress in waters northeast of Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Further investigation later showed that it was a supply vessel and not a Chinese fishing vessel as initially reported.
The PCG had said it also found the Chinese crew “suspicious” for failing to provide necessary documents and their unusual navigational route.The PCG said the vessel also lacked the Certificate of Voyage Registry, Certificate of Ownership, Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, ship station license, shipboard oil pollution emergency plan, Certificate of Stability, Tonnage Measurement Certificate, magnetic compass, ship logbook and oil record book, among others.
The Chinese Embassy asked the PCG to implement the necessary legal procedures against them and transfer them to the BI “at their earliest convenience, so we can deport the suspects out of the Philippines.”Subscribe to our daily newsletter
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