The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has rescued five Japanese crew members on board MV Catriona that encountered a maritime accident (vessel listing) in the vicinity waters off Navotas, Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, at around 6:30AM today, 11 March 2023.
Upon receipt of the report from a transiting vessel, the PCG Command Center coordinated with the Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog and PCG Station Oriental Mindoro to conduct a search and rescue (SAR) operation.
The PCG SAR team on board BRP Habagat (TB-271) successfully located the distressed vessel and carefully rescued the following Japanese crew members:
1) 86-year-old Itsuo Tamura
2) 83-year-old Hiromu Nishida
3) 80-year-old Hamagato Tsukasa
4) 74-year-old Osamu Kawakami
5) 74-year-old Hata Isamu
According to the Japanese crew members, they departed Japan en route to Davao.
While underway, MV Catriona was accidentally damaged, causing the vessel to list.
The PCG SAR team performed a medical check-up on the rescued individuals to ensure they remained in good physical condition.
