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A cargo vessel ran aground in Sitio Noah, Barangay Calajoan, Minglanilla town in Cebu due to the strong winds brought about by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine.

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Annie Perez

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<p>A cargo vessel ran aground in Sitio Noah, Barangay Calajoan, Minglanilla town in Cebu due to the strong winds brought about by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/23/kristine-decelerates-after-landfall-another-lpa-nears-ph-619" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kristine decelerates after landfall, another LPA nears PH</a></div><p>Based on investigation by the Philippine Coastguard, the vessel, which came from Tawi-Tawi, was anchoring near the area after it could not proceed to its destination of <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Naga City due to baf weather. </span> inclement weather.</p><p>“It was dragged toward the shore due to rough seas and a rising tide,” said Ensign Abel Lomboy, spokesperson of PCG Central Visayas. </p><p>Both of its anchors also broke, leaving the vessel without holding power and vulnerable to the weather condition.</p><p>As of today, the vessel is 100 meters from the shoreline and continues to move closer due to the tide.</p><p>The coast guard is now conducting underwater hull inspections “to assess any possible hull breaches, while monitoring for any oil spill is ongoing with contingencies in place.”</p><p>The extraction of the vessel will be facilitated by a tugboat once inspection is done. </p><p>Meanwhile, the suspension of trips in Central Visayas is now partially lifted. </p><p>This covers the travel suspensions for vessels 250 Gross Tonnage and above, following the improvement in weather conditions.  </p><p>However, trips under the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard Station Northern Cebu remains under full suspension due to ongoing adverse weather conditions.</p><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABO5zCh9H9rySLZd&amp;activation=adfill&amp;vip_mode=no"></script><div><br/></div>

<p>A cargo vessel ran aground in Sitio Noah, Barangay Calajoan, Minglanilla town in Cebu due to the strong winds brought about by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine.</p>

Vessel runs aground in Minglanilla, Cebu due to 'Kristine'

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Vessel runs aground in Minglanilla, Cebu due to 'Kristine'

Annie Perez,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 24, 2024 11:47 AM PHT

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Updated October 24, 2024 01:59 PM PHT

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