Philippine boat captain asserts: 'Binangga, tinakasan kami'

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">First look at the fishermen of F/B GEMVIR1 which sank June 9 after collision with a Chinese vessel | via <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffcanoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jeffcanoy</a> <a href="https://t.co/wuH8EfPbpZ">pic.twitter.com/wuH8EfPbpZ</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1139449064552927232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA<strong> (2nd UPDATE) </strong>- The captain of a Philippine vessel asserted Friday that the Reed Bank incident was an allision, and that the Chinese vessel even switched off lights before leaving them at sea. <br/> <br/>&quot;Binangga kami ng Chinese. Pagkabangga sa&#x27;min akala namin tutulungan kami, &#x27;yun pala tatakasan kami,&quot; said F/B GEMVIR1 Captain Junel Insigne. </p><p>&quot;Naka-anchor ang po kami, nakapahinga. Mga alas-dose ng gabi. Marami pong ilaw,&quot; he added.</p><p>(We were hit by the Chinese. After hitting us we thought they would help us but they ran away. We were anchored, resting. It was midnight. They were many lights around.)</p><p>The Filipino fishermen, who were abandoned by a Chinese vessel after sinking their boat near Reed Bank last Sunday, were on their way home at the time this story was posted.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/12/19/chinese-ship-sinks-ph-vessel-abandons-22-pinoy-fishermen">Chinese ship sinks PH vessel, abandons 22 Pinoy fishermen</a></li></ul><p>They were transferred Friday to BRP Tausug from BRP Ramon Alcaraz. Tausug will bring the fishermen home to relatives waiting at the San Jose port in Occidental Mindoro.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BRP Tausug has reached BRP Ramon Alcaraz. Transfer of rescued fishermen from F/B GEMVIR1 expected after ceremony. Tausug will bring the fishermen home to relatives waiting at the San Jose port | via <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffcanoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jeffcanoy</a> <a href="https://t.co/105HN1QU59">pic.twitter.com/105HN1QU59</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1139435972804767744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Insigne said those onboard the Chinese vessel saw the Filipinos&#x27; boat sinking. </p><p>&quot;Umikot muna sila, binalikan kami, sinindi yung maraming ilaw, nung nakita kaming lubog na, pinatay yung ilaw ulit bago umatras bago tumakbo palayo.&quot;</p><p>(They turned around and went back to us. They turned many lights on. When they saw that we were sinking, they turned off the lights before leaving us.)</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">F/B GEMVIR1 Captain Junel Insigne talks about their ordeal after collision with a Chinese vessel last June 9 in Recto Bank <a href="https://t.co/VKjXq4oc44">pic.twitter.com/VKjXq4oc44</a></p>— Jeff Canoy (@jeffcanoy) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffcanoy/status/1139458184316243970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The fishermen were rescued by a Vietnamese fishing vessel in the area, in coordination with the Philippine military.</p><p>&quot;Kung wala dun yung Vietnam, baka mamatay na kaming lahat,&quot; Insigne said.</p><p>(If the Vietnamese weren&#x27;t there we would have died.)</p><p>The fishermen arrived in Occidental Mindoro on Friday night.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Emotion-filled reunions now at the port of San Jose. The fishermen of F/B GEM-VIR1 are now back home with their families. | via <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffcanoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jeffcanoy</a> <a href="https://t.co/xtapWOKjeu">pic.twitter.com/xtapWOKjeu</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1139504905482166272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The 21 fishermen of F/B GEM-VIR1 are now back home in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro | via <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffcanoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jeffcanoy</a> <a href="https://t.co/ldZbxp5Fcw">pic.twitter.com/ldZbxp5Fcw</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1139504903892566016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Beijing downplayed the incident and said it has launched an investigation into the incident as Malacañang called for a <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/13/19/philippines-will-not-be-bullied-palace">sanction </a>on the Chinese ship crew.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/13/19/beijing-downplays-boat-collision-calls-it-ordinary-maritime-accident">Beijing downplays boat collision, calls it ‘ordinary maritime accident’</a></li></ul><p>Government has said it might cut diplomatic ties with China if the incident was found intentional.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/13/19/ph-may-cut-ties-with-china-if-sea-collision-found-intentional">PH may cut ties with China if sea &#x27;collision&#x27; found intentional</a></li></ul><div><strong>--Report from Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>The captain of a Philippine vessel asserted Friday that the Reed Bank incident was an allision, and that the Chinese vessel even switched off lights before leaving them at sea. </p>

The captain of a Philippine vessel asserted Friday that the Reed Bank incident was an allision, and that the Chinese vessel even switched off lights before leaving them at sea.

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Published Jun 14, 2019 04:50 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 14, 2019 08:28 PM PHT

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