-By ELR, GMA News
A motorized banca en route to the quake-hit town of La Libertad, Negros Oriental with 100 sacks of rice supplies for quake victims capsized in the Tañon Strait between the islands of Negros and Cebu, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Saturday.
Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine Air Force personnel rescued the banca’s 55 passengers and crew, Undersecretary Benito Ramos of the OCD said.
Initial reports said one of the MB Aga Fe’s stablizing beams or outriggers broke, causing the banca to flip and sink in the Tañon Strait.
The banca’s listed owner is Romeo Lipan of Ronda, Cebu.
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