By Jonas Cabiles Soltes
MASBATE CITY --- The bodies of 12 fishermen were recovered by the Philippine Coast Guard in Bicol in the waters of Sibuyan Sea off the main island of Masbate province early this week.
Captain Tranquilino Paiton, commander of the Coast Guard in the region, said they would continue scouring the sea although it was becoming unlikely that the seven other missing fishermen were still alive.
The missing fishermen were among the crew members of the ill-fated F/B (fishing boat) Hope Christy, which had sunk in Sibuyan Sea near Masbate after being battered by strong waves and high winds spawned by Tropical Storm Juaning last Wednesday, July 27.
It had 32 crew members.
On Tuesday afternoon, the body of one fisherman was recovered by a passing fishing boat in Barangay Ubo in Balud, Masbate.
The bodies of 11 other fishermen were found off the western coast of Masbate over the weekend and early this week.
“They (bodies) were in advanced stage of decomposition that identification was difficult,” said Paiton.
He said relatives of the dead fishermen were asked to come over to identify the bodies, which were brought to Villafuerte Funeral Homes in Balud for embalming.
Thirteen crew members survived the ordeal at sea and were rescued on Wednesday (July 27).
They have since returned to Roxas City in Capiz, where they left on Sunday for a fishing expedition in the portion of Sibuyan Sea between the provinces of Romblon and Masbate.
I didn’t realize that Plants VS. Zombies’ level 3 was shot in Masbate’s seas until I read this article.
Who wants to go with me? I’ll go swimming in Masbate. Those who want to join, be careful. Beware. The Zombies are coming!
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