11/09/2026
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It is a grim reckoning in the waters off Coron after the Philippine Coast Guard confirmed the recovery of 30 bodies from the gutted hull of the MV June Aster, following a grueling battle to extinguish a blaze that left families waiting in agonizing suspense.
Search and rescue personnel were cleared to board after safety assessment teams declared the shipโs fire fully extinguished past 10:00 AM on Friday, September 11.
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said the retrieval and transfer operations commenced at 5:16 PM, spearheaded by the multi-role response vessel BRP Cape Engaรฑo (MRRV-4411).
The BRP Cape Engaรฑo is scheduled to transport the remains to the Port of Borac in Coron, Palawan, tomorrow, September 12, with an estimated arrival time of 11:00 AM.
As the recovery phase presses forward, forensic teams and maritime investigators are preparing for the arduous task of victim identification and determining the disaster's cause, while local communities brace for the full human toll.
The tragedy has gripped the nation, compounding grief as families await news of loved ones still listed among the missing.
Meanwhile, questions are mounting over the vessel's safety protocols and compliance. Local authorities have yet to release an official count of those still unaccounted for as search teams continue sweep operations through the ship's gutted decks.
๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐บ ๐ข๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ.
Via Hanna Zapanta / Palawan Daily News
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