1 missing, 22 rescued after shipping vessel hits fishing boat in Romblon

BATANGAS CITY—A fisherman was missing while 22 others were rescued when a fishing boat was hit by a shipping vessel in the waters of San Fernando town in the island province of Romblon on Saturday morning, police said.

In a report, Supt. Imelda Tolentino, information officer of the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marindque, Romblon, Palawan) police, said the fishing boat was on a fishing trip in the waters of Barangay (village) Espana at 5 a.m. when the shipping vessel, owned by the company 2GO, hit it.

Tolentino said the fishing boat was cut in half after the said collision.

She said teams from the police and the Philippine Coast Guard were scouring the waters of Barangay Espana to look for the missing crew member of the fishing boat. RAM

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