US Navy rescues 3 Pinoy fishermenInformation released by the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet said the crew aboard the dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez found the Filipino fishermen off Bolinao, Pangasinan at around 12:45 p.m. aboard their motorized fishing vessel while transiting the SCS. MANILA, Philippines — The United States Navy’s Seventh Fleet came to the rescue of three distressed Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea (SCS) on New Year’s Day. “Upon spotting the distressed vessel, watch standers immediately notified the bridge and the ship launched a rigid-hulled inflatable boat to recover the fishermen,” the US Navy said. The Filipino fishermen told US Navy personnel that their boat’s engine flooded on Dec. 28 due to heavy seas, leaving them adrift. The US Navy said it “coordinated with Philippine government officials to return the fishermen safely to the Republic of the Philippines.”The PCG facilitated the turnover of the rescued fishermen from the US navy ship, at approximately 50 nautical miles west of Bolinao.

Source: Philippine Star January 02, 2026 16:04 UTC