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Article: 1 dies, 3 missing as cargo ship sinks in Batanes.(Main News)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- November 27, 2008
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A cargo vessel sank last Tuesday 10 nautical miles northwest of Calayan Island, Batanes, leaving one dead and three crewmen missing, while 16 others were rescued by passing vessels, the Philippine Coast Guard said yesterday.
Capt. Athelo Ibanez, PCG North Luzon district commander, said the Mark Jayson 1, a 51.42 gross-ton Landing Craft Transport vessel, was on its way to Basco from Manila carrying aggregates and construction equipment when it suffered engine trouble amid strong winds and high seas near the Batanes group of islands.
The shipping vessel had 14 crewmen and six equipment operators.
In a report to PCG commandant Vice Admiral Wilfredo ...