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PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — A cargo vessel carrying more than a hundred fuel containers caught fire off the coast of R.T. Lim Boulevard in Zamboanga City on Friday, May 9, forcing its three crew members to jump into the sea as responders battled the blaze. The vessel, identified as M/L Alkazer and owned by Akmad Hamja, was preparing to sail to Tawi-Tawi when the fire broke out around 5:30 p.m. Investigators from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the vessel was carrying 135 gallons of gasoline and two drums of diesel at the time of the incident. […]... Keep on reading: Fuel-laden vessel gutted by fire off Zamboanga City coast
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