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+ April 23, 2021 THE bodies of two more crew members of the ill-fated LCT Cebu Great Ocean were recovered Friday morning, April 23, 2021, raising the death toll from the maritime tragedy to six.
Seven crew members remained missing. Search and rescue operations led by Coast Guard Station (CGS) Surigao del Norte were ongoing.
The bodies of Clint Auxtero and Lemuel Dadivas were separately found in Barangays Balite and Oslao, both in San Francisco town in Surigao del Norte, according to CGS Surigao del Norte chief Elaine Pangilinan.
She said they were identified by the human resources officer of their company. No other details were available.
SunStar 2 from Cebu among 4 dead in Surigao maritime mishap
SHIP HITS SURIGAO SHORE. Huge waves brought by typhoon Bising caused cargo ship LCT Cebu Great Ocean to run aground along the shoreline of Barangay Cantapoy in Malimono town, Surigao del Norte on Monday afternoon, April 19, 2021. The accident cost the lives of four crew members, two of them Cebuanos. The Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine National Police-Maritime Group are leading the efforts to search for the remaining crew members who have yet to be accounted for. Earlier, concerned citizens helped rescue some survivors. / PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD
+ April 21, 2021 FOUR seafarers, including two Cebuanos, died and nine others went missing after their cargo ship LCT Cebu Great Ocean ran aground near the shoreline of Brgy. Cantapoy in Malimono, Surigao del Norte Monday afternoon, April 19, 2021.
Published April 21, 2021, 2:59 PM
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed on Wednesday, April 21, the death of four crew members of a cargo vessel which was found abandoned after it ran aground on the shoreline of Surigao del Norte after the onslaught of typhoon “Bising.”
PCG spokesman Commander Armand Balilo said the four fatalities were among the 20 crewmen of the cargo vessel Cebu Great Ocean, adding that seven of those missing were rescued by local residents while nine others are still missing.
UPDATE: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine National Police – Maritime Group (PNP – MARIG), and several…Posted by Philippine Coast Guard on Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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+ April 21, 2021 THREE individuals died and 10 are missing after cargo ship LCT Cebu Great Ocean ran aground along the shoreline of Barangay Cantapoy in the municipality of Malimono, Surigao del Norte on Monday afternoon, April 19, 2021.
Huge waves caused by typhoon Bising buffeted the cargo ship when it navigated the sea while carrying nickel ore and 2,000 liters of diesel, according to a report by radio station RPN DXKS Surigao.
Those who died have been identified: Marvin Lusica, electrician Norman Galon, and oiler Lemuel Davidas.
The incident also recorded seven surviving crew members. Six of them have been identified. They are Noli Labucay, chief mate Roger Polo, Arjie Bacarra, Jojie Villanueva, Felipe Quebuen Jr., and John Renso Guanzon.
4 bodies found, 9 still missing in Surigao Norte sea incident PCG
Published April 21, 2021 3:26pm
Commodore Armando Balilo (file photo) Rescuers found four bodies of crew members of a ship that ship that ran aground near the Malimono shoreline in Surigao del Norte on Tuesday, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Wednesday. PCG spokesperson Commodore Armando Balilo also told reports that seven crew members were rescued, but nine are still missing. In a statement, the PCG identified one of the four fatalities as Norman Galon, who was found by residents along the shore of Barangay Balite, San Francisco. Two of the bodies have not yet been identified. Residents found the bodies on the shore of Barangay Jubgan. The PCG has not yet released any information about the fourth fatality.