Sea travel for small vessels still suspended in Batangas

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LUCENA CITY — Sea travel for all small vessels in Batangas province remained suspended on Monday due to rough sea conditions, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.

The PCG-Batangas advisory cited a 5 a.m. forecast by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) of a strong gale.

“All voyages of small crafts with 250 GT (gross tonnages) or less in the western coast of the Province of Batangas are still suspended,” the PCG-Batangas said.

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On February 26, authorities began suspending sea travel for all small motorized passenger or fishing boats in Batangas.

The suspension order will be lifted once the weather and sea conditions improve, the PCG said. INQ

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