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TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Rescuers have discovered the physique of the remaining crew member of a cargo vessel that sank off the coast of Lavezares city, Northern Samar on Dec. 30.
The decomposing stays of Andres Bolanon, 63, have been recovered in Dimasalang, Masbate on Friday, Jan. 3, in response to Apprentice Seaman Jayson Tapaya of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) – Allen Substation.
“Our substation truly realized in regards to the discovery via a social media submit. We instantly contacted our counterparts in Masbate to confirm the data, and it was confirmed that the physique was certainly Bolanon,” Tapaya mentioned in an interview on Sunday, Jan. 5.
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Bolanon’s physique was seen tied to a picket blue-colored chair.
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In keeping with Tapaya, the chair to which Bolanon was tied was the identical one utilized by his colleagues to safe him in the course of the vessel’s sinking.
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“It was his co-workers who tied him to a picket blue-colored chair. He was in the identical place when his physique was recovered,” Tapaya added.
The native authorities of Dimasalang initially buried Bolanon’s stays in a public cemetery on Saturday, Jan. 4.
Nevertheless, the delivery firm knowledgeable the PCG that Bolanon’s household had requested his stays to be exhumed and introduced again to Bohol for a correct burial.
With Bolanon’s restoration, the demise toll from the sinking of MV Jerlyn Khatness has risen to 2.
Dondee Macasul, 30, from Tagum Metropolis, Davao del Norte, was the primary fatality.
His physique was recovered on Dec. 31 within the waters off Barangay Pio del Pilar, Biri, Northern Samar.
13 different crew members, together with the vessel’s grasp, Alberto Ompoc, have been rescued.
MV Jerlyn Khatness, owned by Jerlyn’s Delivery Line, Inc. primarily based in Cebu Metropolis, was carrying luggage of cement from Naga Metropolis, Cebu, en path to San Jose, Northern Samar when it sank on account of large waves at round 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 30.
The PCG reported a minimal gasoline spill close to the world the place MV Jerlyn Khatness sank.
“Based mostly on our evaluation, the oil sheen is predicted to evaporate and naturally dissipate from the water floor,” the PCG mentioned.
The vessel was reportedly carrying 7,000 liters of diesel gasoline on the time of the incident.
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The PCG has launched a maritime investigation into the sinking. The rescued crew members stay in Allen, Northern Samar to help within the inquiry.
