Friday, October 08, 2004
1 dead, 17 rescued in Surigao sea mishap (12:20 p.m.)
MANILA -- A crewman drowned and 17 others were rescued after a cargo ship sank in Surigao Friday, civil defense officials said.
Surigao City Mayor Alfonso Casura identified Faljon Dagunday of Bohol as the lone fatality.
A coastguard statement said MV Alta Verde had a shipment of cement bound for Naval, Leyte.
It sank five nautical miles from Surigao port. (AFP/Sunnex)
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