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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 Sailor survived ordeal by clinging to life vest, says mom
Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony Samsam Gullas (right) meets with Warlito and Lisa Villanueva (left), the parents of Jojie Villanueva, one of seven sailors that survived the ill-fated LCT Cebu Great Ocean that ran aground in Surigao del Norte on Monday, April 19, 2021. (Talisay City Mayor s Office)
+ April 22, 2021 JOJIE Villanueva, one of the 20 sailors of the ill-fated LCT Cebu Great Ocean that ran aground in a coastal town in Surigao del Norte on Monday, April 19, 2021, was able to survive his ordeal by clinging to his life vest for at least two days before he was rescued.
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.