Boat Explosion: Philippine Fishing Boat Explosion and Fire Kill Six Crew Members While Six Others Rescued
At least six crew members of a fishing boat were killed when an explosion and a fire hit their vessel at sea off a central Philippine province, coast guard officials said on Thursday, adding six others were rescued.
Manila, Jun 6: At least six crew members of a fishing boat were killed when an explosion and a fire hit their vessel at sea off a central Philippine province, coast guard officials said on Thursday, adding six others were rescued. Surviving crew members, including the skipper of the F/B King Bryan, were still being treated at a hospital or were too traumatized to tell investigators what set off the explosion and fire onboard the vessel Wednesday night off Naga city in Cebu province, coast guard officials said. Jhelum Boat Accident Update: Six Dead After Boat Capsizes in River in Jammu and Kashmir's Gandbal Nowgam Area
One of the injured crewmen was in critical condition at a hospital in Cebu, the coast guard said. The wooden-hulled boat, which had bamboo outriggers, apparently developed engine trouble before an explosion and a fire engulfed the vessel, injuring crew members and forcing others to jump into the sea in panic. A passing tugboat helped put out the blaze and a coast guard search and rescue operation was launched, coast guard officials said. Kerala Boat Tragedy: Two Dead After Indian Cargo Ship Sagar Yuvaraj Rams Into Fishing Boat off Chavakadu Coast
Sea accidents are common in the Philippine archipelago because of frequent storms, poorly maintained boats, overcrowding and spotty enforcement of safety regulations. In December 1987, an overcrowded ferry, the Dona Paz, sank after colliding with a fuel tanker, killing more than 4,300 people in the world's worst peacetime sea disaster regarded by some as Asia's Titanic.
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