RSOE EDIS: Philippines - Vehicle Accident - 2010.01.01

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2010-01-01 05:41:31 - Vehicle Accident - Philippines EDIS CODE: VI-20100101-24373-PHL Date & Time: 2010-01-01 05:41:31 [UTC] Area: Philippines, Province of Cagayan, , Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Affected person(s): 22 Not confirmed information! Description: A South Korean cargo vessel sank off the coast of the northern Philippines, but all 22 crew members were able to abandon the ship, police said Friday. One of the 22 South Korean nationals was injured by the ship's propeller as they fled the cargo vessel Nam Yang 8 late Thursday, said Chief Superintendent Roberto Damian, a regional police director. Damian said the ship was carrying wet magnetite when it capsized off the coast of Claveria town in Cagayan province, 405 kilometres north of Manila. The accident occurred more than two hours after the ship left the nearby port of Aparri. 'The vessel leaned on its left side because of the unbalanced wet magnetite load,' Damian said. 'The boat capsized 30 minutes later.' The ship's crew members were able to board a lifeboat and reached a fishing port in the village of Taggat Norte in Claveria town before dawn Friday, he added. Damian said the injured South Korean was taken to a clinic for treatm. Posted:2010-01-01 05:41:31 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu