Rescuers have located the seven missing crew members of a distressed tugboat in the vicinity waters of Cagayan.
The Office of Civil Defense Region 2 said they were found safe Saturday morning, and authorities are monitoring their condition.
"Our team deployed in Camiguin-Calayan area passed by Camiguin Island and the seven crew members of the tugboat were found safe," OCD Region 2 Director Leon DG Rafael said in a situational briefing in Tuguegarao City. The Philippine Coast Guard on Wednesday sent four of its personnel to rescue the seven crew members of M/Tug Iroquois 21 nautical miles from Aparri. But they went missing themselves after their boat capsized.Super Typhoon Egay left the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday after barreling through Northern Luzon. But Tropical Storm Falcon entered the country's weather monitoring area Saturday morning.
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