ZAMBOANGA CITY: Authorities said 17 people, including seven Chinese poachers, were rescued off Tawi-Tawi waters, on Tuesday.

The fishing boat FB King and Queen spotted the Chinese trawler burning off Malugi Island in Tawi-Tawi and rescued the seven crewmen and brought them to Palawan where the fishing boat is based.

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