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Eight fishermen missing as boat sinks in W. Philippines

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-01 11:04
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MANILA: Eight fishermen were reported missing while two of their colleagues were rescued after their fishing boat sank Sunday off Bataan Province in western Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard said on Monday.

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The boat sank off Mariveles town in Bataan, when big waves turned the fishing boat over and led to its eventual sinking, Radio dzBB quoted Coast Guard spokesman Commander Armand Balilo as saying.

Two persons, Diosdado Masungab and Gerardo Aresgado, were rescued by a passing boat. Eight others went missing. Authorities are searching for the missing fishermen.
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