Philippine Coast Guard<\/a> (PCG) continues its search for a passenger who fell from a cargo vessel in the vicinity waters off Calatagan, Batangas on Tuesday, October 31.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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The passenger was identified as Ralph Bernard Gerona, a 26-year-old resident of Iloilo City.<\/p>\n
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Gerona was onboard MV Maligaya when he allegedly fell from the vessel around 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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MV Maligaya is a passenger vessel owned by 2GO Shipping Corporation.<\/p>\n
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According to the PCG, the vessel was enroute from Manila to Bacolod, and had 126 crew members and 425 passengers onboard, when the incident happened.<\/p>\n
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The PCG immediately alerted the Vessel Traffic Management Service (VTMS)-Corregidor operator regarding the incident.<\/p>\n
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Coast Guard Sub Station (CGSS) Calatagan conducted search and rescue operations, in coordination with the VTMS Batangas, Sea Marshall personnel of MV Maligaya and the CGSS Lubang.<\/p>\n
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“Despite extensive efforts, the victim was not located due to poor visibility, leading to the termination of the search operation at 6:20 p.m.,” the PCG said.<\/p>\n
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The PCG added that it will continue monitoring the situation and coordinate with relevant parties for updates on the search.<\/p>\n
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