A passenger-cargo vessel carrying around 60 passengers caught fire in the vicinity waters off Panglao, Bohol on Sunday morning, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).
The passenger-cargo vessel M/V Esperanza Star is shown in this photo still burning while in the waters of Panglao, Bohol on Sunday, June 18, 2023. The Philippine Coast Guard conducted firefighting and rescue operations in response. PCG
A passenger-cargo vessel carrying around 60 passengers caught fire in the vicinity waters off Panglao, Bohol on Sunday morning, according to the Philippine Coast Guard . The PCG said firefighting and rescue operations are ongoing for MV Esperanza Star, which had around 55 to 65 passengers and crew members on board.
The distressed vessel, skippered by Captain Desiderio Labiste Jr., departed from Port of Lazi in Siquijor, for the Port of Tagbilaran in Bohol. Personnel of the BRP Malamawi, Coast Guard Sub-Station Tagbilaran, and Coast Guard Special Operations Unit-Tagbilaran are conducting the operations on the maritime incident.
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