Nayy rescues 30 stranded passengers
ZAMBOANGA CITY—The Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) rescued 30 passengers from a wooden-hulled vessel stranded off Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi, an official reported on Saturday.
Rear Adm. Constancio Arturo Reyes Jr., WMNC commander, said the passengers were aboard M/L Nurdia, which experienced engine failure due to a broken rudder around 9:30 p.m. on Friday.
Reyes said the passengers included one pregnant woman, two senior citizens and five children.
“While conducting a routine maritime patrol some 46 nautical miles (85.19 kilometers) east of Turtle Islands, the crew of BRP-Juan Magluyan (PC392) sighted a flashing light about five nautical miles off her port bow,” Reyes said in a statement.
He said the crew of PC392 promptly conducted a rescue and assistance operation. All rescued passengers safely disembarked around 4:45 a.m. on Saturday at the Turtle Islands port.
