1 dead, 5 rescued while 5 others missing from burned vessel

LIMAY, Bataan: A cargo boat crew died while five were rescued, leaving five others missing from the ill-fated vessel that burned and sank off the sea between Corregidor Island in Cavite and Mariveles in Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Tuesday night.

Lieutenant Carlos Victor Carlos, CG–Bataan station chief, said a fisherman rescued MV Virginia I Captain Ronald Garcia, 54, and three of his crew – Luis Madla, 60; Jun-Jun Manalo, 33 and Ian Badayos, 22, along the Mariveles waters.