PCG recovers FB Dearyn

PCG recovers FB Dearyn;  PCG has strong evidence to prove MT Pacific Anna rammed the fishing boat

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00:00 The boat of the Filipino fishermen that was allegedly

00:03 Collision by a foreign ship in Pangasinan was now already in the custody of the Philippine Coast Guard

00:09 The PCG is confident that they have strong evidence to hold those

00:13 Responsible for the collision that caused the death of the three Filipino fishermen. Bea Bernardo tells us more

00:21 The Philippine Coast Guard has to recover the FBD again

00:26 The boat used by Filipino fishermen which was run by a foreign vessels off the coast of Pangasinan recently

00:33 According to PCG the boat retrieval operations started last week first

00:38 They did an aerial inspection to pinpoint the exact location of the boat and deployed BRP Malapa squad to secure it and the final step

00:45 Was the salvage operation with the help of MTAC aviour

00:49 According to Vice Admiral Joseph Coimbe, PCG commander for Maritime Safety Services Command

00:55 The boat retrieval is crucial to the ongoing investigation

00:58 Into what they considered a very serious maritime incident in which three Filipino fishermen died

01:04 Based on the progress of the investigation the MT Pacific Ana

01:17 Carrying the flag of Marshall Islands was the one that from the Philippine fishing boat

01:22 The PCG has strong evidence to prove this including a maritime traffic monitoring system

01:27 Where the Pacific Ana is seen passing the FBD location and the Coast Guard also has an eyewitness

01:34 Who saw the Marshall Island ship crashing into our ship?

01:37 The Marshall Island government has coordinated with the Philippines

01:41 They are conducting their own investigation on the incident and has expressed their intention to do an ocular inspection on FBD

01:49 They're very cooperative so ongoing investigation and in fact with their appearance a Senate hearing

01:54 We will see that they are really helping the country of the Philippines

01:59 It is expected that PCG's report on this accident will be finished next week

02:04 After which it will be forwarded to the Department of Foreign Affairs for diplomatic action

02:09 Right now the boat is in Subic, Zambales

02:11 The owner of the boat couldn't help herself from crying when she saw it again because her husband died in it

02:17 The pain of losing my husband is still there. We don't have anyone to take care of us. My son is still young, he's only 5 years old.

02:28 Beo Bernardo for the Nation.