A CARGO vessel ran aground close to the seawall of SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City as Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) battered Metro Manila, Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said on Thursday, November 12, 2020.

"Dahil sa lakas ng hangin at alon na dala ng Bagyong #UlyssesPH isang cargo vessel ang sumadsad sa Joggers walk Sea Wall ng SM Mall of Asia,” she said in a Facebook post.

She said her office was coordinating with the Philippine Coast Guard to rescue the vessel, which was marked as “Peter Ronna”.

Based on reports, the vessel was sighted in the area at around 1 a.m. Thursday.

Authorities were still trying to determine whether there were people inside the vessel. (Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo/SunStar Philippines)