All 19 crew members were rescued by a passing vessel and are reported to be unharmed by the incident. Local media are yet to report information regarding an oil spill.
The accident followed the sinking on Sunday of an interisland ferry, which carried 968 passengers and crewmen, off the Zamboanga Peninsula, writes the Philippines Enquirer. At least nine passengers drowned, 957 survived and two remained missing in the sinking of SuperFerry 9.