All saved in ship sinking

Thu, 09 Apr 1998, 00:00 WIB | Source: AP

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AP): A Philippine-registered
cargo ship sank off the southern Philippines after rough seas
damaged its hull and stalled its engines, the coast guard said
yesterday. All 24 people on board were rescued by a passing
foreign ship.

Chief Petty Officer Luciano Purog said the 275-ton Virgin
Pearl was en route Saturday to the port city of Davao carrying
goods from Manado, Indonesia, when it developed a leak.

The engine stalled and the boat floated aimlessly near Balut
Island and later sank, Purog said.

A passing ship, the Chongket, picked up 24 people, including
the boat's 15 crew members, and took them ashore, said Commander
Arsenio Obille, the coast guard assistant chief of staff for
operations. The Virgin Pearl was built in Davao in 1995.

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