CEBU CITY, Philippines — All 18 passengers aboard a motorized banca that capsized off the waters near Gilutongan Island in Cordova, Cebu, on Sunday afternoon, December 28, were rescued in a coordinated operation involving the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), a passenger vessel, and local responders. Rescue efforts first commenced triggered at around 1:20 p.m. when personnel from the PCG Station Cordova, manning the passenger assistance center desk at the Cordova RoRo Port, received information from survivors of the incident. A search-and-rescue team was immediately dispatched, deploying a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) along with a hired motorized banca. Shortly after, at […]... Keep on reading: Motorized banca capsizes off Gilutongan Island; all 18 onboard rescued