00:00 Six people were killed in a burnt fishing boat in Naga, Cebu.
00:06 According to the captain who was rescued,
00:08 the victims were accompanied by a broken boat engine.
00:12 Niko Sereno of GMA Regional TV, Balitang Bisda, was live on the scene.
00:18 Niko?
00:19 Mel, three days after the 12 fishermen from Masbate went to Cebu,
00:28 he was taken home in a tragedy.
00:30 This boat was still burning in the middle of the sea
00:37 that was surrounded by Naga, Cebu
00:39 when a cargo vessel passed by at 8 o'clock last night.
00:43 The crew of the cargo vessel
00:46 were the first to jump in the boat's engine
00:49 and alerted the Philippine Coast Guard.
00:52 The people of PCG immediately responded
00:56 to put out the fire.
00:58 The 12 fishermen were immediately rescued
01:01 and six of them were rescued as captains.
01:05 Two were found dead after being hit by a heavy blow to the body.
01:10 But the search for the other four was stopped
01:14 due to the high and strong waves last night.
01:17 The four were found dead this morning
01:21 in the initial investigation of the Naga Coast Guard Substation
01:24 from Hilutungan Island in Masbate.
01:28 The boat started to sail on June 2,
01:31 but the Coast Guard's statement to the rescuers
01:34 said that two of their fishing boats
01:37 were damaged and not sailing.
01:40 They only used a single engine.
01:43 Last night, I repaired it and it continued to repair.
01:48 I heard the engine explode.
01:54 I heard it from the boat's engine.
01:58 According to the captain of the fishing boat,
02:01 his fellow fishermen were the ones
02:03 who helped him repair the damaged engines.
02:06 He also cut down the crude and LPG materials
02:09 and they did not bring any blasting materials.
02:12 I cut down the engine and the boat's engine.
02:18 It exploded.
02:20 For now, only one of the rescued people
02:22 is in critical condition
02:24 due to the strong waves.
02:26 I was worried about him.
02:29 I thought he was okay.
02:32 But he was not.
02:33 He was hit by the waves.
02:35 Where did the waves hit?
02:37 The waves hit his body.
02:40 He was hit by the waves.
02:43 The other five survivors are in good condition.
02:47 The families of the rescued people
02:49 are also being waited for from the masbate.
02:51 The PCG is still investigating
02:54 the cause of the explosion
02:56 and who should be responsible for the incident.
02:58 The burned fishing boat is also being investigated.
03:07 We are here at a funeral parlor in Cebu City
03:11 where 16 fishermen were buried.
03:14 Their families are still waiting for them
03:17 from the masbate.
03:19 Thank you very much,
03:21 Nico Sereno of GMA Regional TV, Balitang Bizdak.
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