Monday 18 June 2012

2 more bodies recovered from sunken ship in Palawan

MANILA, Philippines—Two more bodies were recovered in Palawan as search and rescue operations of the Philippine Coast Guard continued for passengers who remained missing from the sunken vessel M/V Josille 2, a report from Radyo Inquirer 990AM said Monday. The report quoted PCG spokesman Lieutenant Commander Armand Balilo as saying that two still unidentified persons—a male, and a female—were fished out from the waters of Culion, Palawan near the site where Atienza Shipping Lines-owned cargo passenger vessel sank shortly before midnight Tuesday. The bodies were already in the stage of decomposition, the report said. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council earlier said there were 66 passengers listed on the manifest – 34 passengers and 11 crewmembers – and at least 21 unlisted passengers. Meanwhile, island hopping in El Nido, Palawan has been temporarily suspended since Sunday and until authorities become certain that the sinking would not cause any harm to local and foreign tourists who were planning to visit one of the country’s top destination. Monday 18 June 2012 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/214503/2-more-bodies-recovered-from-sunken-ship-in-palawan

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Several people missing after boat sinks in Ganga



Sahibganj (Jharkhand): A number of people ferrying in a boat over the Ganga river went missing after the boat sank midstream at Sahibganj district of Jharkhand.

“Six persons have been rescued and admitted to a hospital,” Superintendent of Police A Vijay Laxmi said, adding rescue operation has begun to trace the others.

She said the boat was ferrying the passengers from Bijlighati to Harprasad in the district when the mishap took place.

Deputy Commissioner Ashok Sharma said the boat was carrying about 25 passengers after Sunday Haat.

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Read more: http://www.keralathanima.com/news/several-people-missing-boat-sinks-ganga.html#ixzz1y8zZ4227

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Remains of boat that sunk in Sea of Cortez last year found; 7 Calif. fishermen still missing

SAN FRANCISCO — A private salvage crew has located the wreckage of a chartered fishing boat that sank in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez last year, leaving one Northern California man dead and seven still classified as missing.

Charles Gibson, one of the 35 fishermen and crew members who survived the capsizing of the Erik, tells The Contra Costa Times that divers hired by the families of the missing men found the boat on the sea floor this week.

The Erik was on a planned six-day trip when it was swamped by waves in the Sea of Cortez on July 3, 2011. Survivors spent 16 hours clinging to coolers, floating rings and life vests before they were rescued.

Dena Jacinto, whose father-in-law remains missing at sea, says the divers have not determined whether any bodies are inside the wreckage.

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