Two dead, seven missing in Philippines fishing boat accidentAn incident report from the Philippine Coast Guard said FB Genesis sank 182 nautical miles off Baganga, Davao Oriental, at around 1:00 a.m., June 22. MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:34 p.m.) — Two Filipino fishermen have died and seven are missing after their vessel sank off the Philippines, the coast guard said Friday, with an open-sea search continuing. "At that time the waves were really strong and the fishermen were surprised and did not anticipate they would be that strong," Dacuyan said. The vessel "sank within minutes" after it started taking in water, he said. A coast guard patrol vessel and five other boats of the fishing company, based in the southern port of General Santos city, are continuing the search, Dacuyan said.
