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about 18 years ago

5 missing as cargo ship sinks off Sorsogon

Search and rescue operations continued Friday for five crewmembers of a cargo ship which sank in the San Bernardino Strait off the coasts of Bulusan and Matnog, Sorsogon late Thursday afternoon. The missing persons were part of the 19-man crew of the LCT Don Wilfredo which capsized and then sank aft

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Search and rescue operations continued Friday for five crewmembers of a cargo ship which sank in the San Bernardino Strait off the coasts of Bulusan and Matnog, Sorsogon late Thursday afternoon.

The missing persons were part of the 19-man crew of the LCT Don Wilfredo which capsized and then sank after being battered by giant waves and strong winds on its way to Legazpi City, said Superintendent Edgardo Ardales, operations chief of the Sorsogon Police Provincial Office.

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