73 sa nasiraang bangka, nasagip ng Navy

Balita, Monday, 15 February 2010

By: Danny Estacio

CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City- Nasagip ng isang barko
ng Philippine Navy ang isang pampasaherong bangka
na nasiraan habang naglalayag sa Dinahican
Point sa Infanta, Quezon, noong Biyernes ng umaga.

Sa ulat ng Southern Luzon Command (Solcom),tumanggap
ng distress call si PO2 Jaime Garcia, kapitan
ng Navy boat DF321 na nakabase sa Puerto Real,
Quezon, mula kay Zaldy Azagra, kapitan ng M/B Raffy,
kaya agad na nagsagawa ng search and rescue operation
sa nasabing lugar, na may layong 3.6 kilometro sa
Dinahican Point.

Nailigtas ng Navy ang pampasaherong bangka mula sa
Polilio Island patungong Real, na may lulan na siyam
na crew member at 64 na pasahero.

73 people rescued from distressed boat

Manila Bulletin, Sunday, 14 February 2010

By: Aaron B Recuenco

Navy personnel rescued 73 crew and passengers of a
motorized boat which suffered mechanical problem off
the shore of Infanta, Quezon, a military spokesman
said yesterday.

Navy Lieutenant (senior grade)Darwin Nieva, spokesman
of the Naval Forces Southern Luzon, said the MB Raffy
was on its way to Real town from Polilio Island last
Friday morning when the shaft connecting
the engine and the propeller was detached.

"A boat which was incapacitated when it lost its
power and steering is extremely dangerous given the sea
condition," said Nieva.

"Once it lost its power and stalled, it may
be overturned by big waves, swept away to high seas or
run aground," he added.

Nieva said a navy boat stationed nearby immediately
proceeded in the area and towed the passenger
boat to safety, adding that no one was hurt during
the incident.

The official attributed the safe rescue to the boat
captain who immediately sought the assistance
through a distress call he sent to local authorities.

75 pasahero, nailigtas sa tumirik na barko sa Quezon

Bomba Balita, Sunday, 14 February 2010

Nailigtas sa tiyak na kapahamakan ng mga tauhan
ng Philippine Navy ang mahigit 70 mga
pasaherong sakay ng isang passenger boat sa
lalawigan ng Quezon matapos na masiraan sa
gitna ng karagatan.

Nakaranas ng aberiya ang makina ng motor bangka na
M/B Raffy sa gitna ng karagatang sakop ng Infanta,
Quezon.

Sinasabing nasa 3.6 kilometers mula sa Dinahikan port
ang MB Raffy ng tumigil ang pag-ikot ng propeller nito
dahilan upang mawalan ng kontrol ang boat captain na
kinilalang si Zaldy Asagra.

Agad itong humingi ng saklolo sa mga tauhan ng Philippine
Navy na agad namang rumesponde.

Sa pangunguna ni PO2 Jaime Garcia, boat captain ng
DF-321 ay tinungo ng barko ilang Philippine Navy ang lugar
na kinaroruonan ng tumirik na barko.

Matagumpay na nasagip nito ang 64 na pasahero kasama
na ang siyam na tripulante ng M/B Raffy.

Napag-alamang galing Polilio Islands at patungong Real,
Quezon ang barko ng hampasin ng malakas na alon dahilan
upang maganap ang naturang aberiya.

Filipino, U.S. troops hold 1-day mission

Manila Bulletin, Tuesday, 02 February 2010

By:PNA

ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) - Close to 600 people,
including children availed of free services
at a one-day outreach mission held by
Filipino and United States (US) soldiers
together with provincial health officials
on the island province of Basilan.

Brig. Gen. Eugene Clemen, chief of the
Basilan-based 1st Marine Brigade, said the
outreach program was held Thursday in
Barangay Magkawa, AI-Barka town. Clemen
said 467 patients were examined and provided
with treatment, 83 had tooth extractions
and were provided with dental care, while
10 young boys were circumcised during the
Medical and Dental Civic Action
Program (MEDCAP). Clemen said the MEDCAP
is aimed to bring the soldiers closer to the
community whom they profess to serve,
protect and defend. He said it is also
aimed to win the hearts and minds of the people
towards supporting the military authorities
in the fight against lawless elements like
the Abu Sayyaf bandits.