Manila, September 07: A Panama-registered cargo vessel with two South Koreans and 18 Filipinos aboard sent out a distress signal saying it was sinking off the central Philippines, the coastguard said Monday.
The coastguard identified the vessel as MV Hera, which was en route to China when it sent out a distress call late Sunday.
“The vessel was reportedly taking in water because of engine trouble,” coastguard chief Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo said on local television.
–Agencies