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Three missing as motorboat sinks in Pangasinan waterway
Rescue teams launched a search operation Saturday after a motorboat carrying 13 passengers went down in the Camaley-Balogo River. Three people remain unaccounted for following the incident in Binmaley town.
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Authorities in Pangasinan mounted a search and rescue operation on Saturday, Sept. 12, after a motorboat sank in the Camaley-Balogo River near Binmaley town, leaving three passengers missing.
The vessel, which carried 13 people aboard, encountered trouble shortly after departing on its river cruise when water suddenly breached the hull. The rapid ingress of water led to the motorboat's submersion, according to a police report on the incident.
Rescue personnel from local authorities worked to locate the three missing passengers as of the latest reports. Details regarding the identities of those unaccounted for and the circumstances that led to the water breach remained under investigation.
The incident underscores ongoing concerns about watercraft safety in Philippine rivers and waterways. Authorities have not yet released additional information about the rescue operation's progress or the condition of the 10 passengers accounted for in the incident.