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Search continues for 14 Filipinos missing in boat collision with Hong Kong

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ys1Gpxsieak?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA — The search for 14 people missing after a local fishing boat collided with a cargo ship entered its third day on Tuesday, said the Philippine Coast Guard.</p><p>The boats crashed early Sunday in waters southwest of Manila, capsizing the Philippine fishing vessel Liberty 5 off the coast of Occidental Mindoro province. The captain of the cargo ship Vienna Wood, which is registered in Hong Kong, called for help &quot;a few hours later&quot;, the PCG earlier said.</p><p>Rescuers only found tubs of fish in the area on Sunday and no signs of the Liberty 5&#x27;s 12 Filipino crew members and 2 passengers, said PCG-Southern Tagalog commander Commodore Leovigildo Panopio.</p><p>&quot;Patuloy po kaming maghahanap hanggang wala nakikitang may nakalutang po, ang iniisip po namin buhay lahat po at nakarating sa isla po sana,&quot; he told ABS-CBN&#x27;s TeleRadyo.</p><p>(We will continue searching until we find anyone floating. We are assuming that they are still alive and had hopefully reached an island.)</p><p>Authorities later Tuesday will inspect the 190-meter Hong Kong ship that was brought to Batangas province for signs of what could have caused the collision, he said.</p><p>The Liberty 5 was on its way to the Navotas fish port, while the Vienna Wood was bound for Australia from Subic, Zambales.</p><p>The Philippines has a poor shipping safety record, with scores dying in mishaps at sea each year, usually aboard wooden-hulled outriggers that move people from one small island to another.</p><p>There have also been incidents allegedly linked with maritime disputes.</p><p>In June last year, a Chinese fishing trawler hit a Filipino boat near Reed Bank, an area of the South China Sea within Manila&#x27;s territory but which is also claimed by Beijing.</p><p>Vietnamese fishermen rescued 22 Filipinos after that collision, which left President Rodrigo Duterte facing accusations of defending Beijing.</p><p>Duterte has tried to downplay the case, calling it an &quot;accident&quot; and accepting Beijing&#x27;s offer to conduct a joint investigation.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/22/20/philippines-to-prod-china-again-over-compensation-for-gem-ver-fishermen">Philippines to prod China again over compensation for GEM-VER fishermen</a></li></ul><div><strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div> </div>

<p>The search for 14 people missing after a local fishing boat collided with a cargo ship entered its third day on Tuesday, said the Philippine Coast Guard.</p>

The search for 14 people missing after a local fishing boat collided with a cargo ship entered its third day on Tuesday, said the Philippine Coast Guard.