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Freighter sinks off the Philippine coast, 10 crew members missing

| @indiablooms | Oct 14, 2017, at 09:32 pm
#ShipSinksoffPhilippines #FreightersinksnearPhilippine #Philippine #HongKong
Manila, Oct 14 (IBNS): A Hong Kong-registered freighter sunk in rough seas off the Philippine coast, according to media reports on Saturday.

The media quoting the Japanese coast guard said that the 23 crew members, all Indians, were aboard the 33,205-ton Emerald Star,at the time of the incident.

Ten crew members are missing, according to latest reports.

Search and rescue operations are on by the Philippine and other neighbouring countries in the region.

Cause of the accident is not yet known.

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