Twenty-eight people heading towards Tubbataha Reef for a scuba trip were rescued; four are Chinese. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MANILA – Rescuers were searching for four people on Sunday after a boat carrying more than a dozen scuba divers sank at a World Heritage-listed marine sanctuary in the Philippines.
The Philippine Coast Guard said 28 people were rescued after the boat “Dream Keeper” went down on Sunday morning in the pristine waters at Tubbataha Reef off the western province of Palawan.The owner of the vessel, a dive master and two guests were still missing, Rear-Admiral Armando Balilo, the coast guard spokesman, said.“It’s full of diving enthusiasts now and it’s on their bucket list. It’s a dream dive,” said Rear-Adm Balilo, referring to Tubbataha.
The 97,000ha Tubbataha Reef is one of the Philippines’ largest marine protected areas and was listed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations in 1993. Despite its protected status, the marine sanctuary is under constant threat from illegal fishing and poaching, according to authorities. AFP
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