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Published April 5, 2021, 5:43 PM
DAVAO CITY – Nine Filipino crew members of a motor launch boat that sank after an explosion were rescued by troops of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-12 (MBLT-12) on Easter Sunday.
In a statement Monday, Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom) commander Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr. said the Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi reported that crew members of M/L Marissa were “loading gasoline from a tanker from Sabah when its generator battery sparked, causing its explosion.”
MBLT-12 commanding officer Lt. Col. Aladdin Caluza said the troops of the 312th Marine Company based in Panguan Island which was “the farthest island detachment” and the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) of Sitangkai responded to the area.