{"id":1325,"date":"2024-11-29T19:02:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T19:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2024-11-29T19:02:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T19:02:23","slug":"13-illegal-chinese-crew-found-aboard-philippine-dredger-in-bataan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=1325","title":{"rendered":"13 Illegal Chinese Crew Found Aboard Philippine Dredger In Bataan"},"content":{"rendered":"

13 Illegal Chinese Crew Found Aboard Philippine Dredger In Bataan
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) found 13 undocumented Chinese nationals aboard a dredger in Mariveles, Bataan, during a routine inspection on November 26, 2024.<\/p>\n

The Harvest 89 was scheduled to leave for San Felipe, Zambales, for dredging work, but the inspection revealed more than expected.<\/p>\n

The shipping agent notified the PCG of the dredger\u2019s planned departure. When the officers tried to board the vessel for a pre-departure inspection, the agent refused entry, saying everything was in order.<\/p>\n

This raised suspicions, so the Coast Guard decided to inspect the ship more thoroughly. Upon boarding, the PCG team found nine Chinese crew members who didn\u2019t have the proper documents.<\/p>\n

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The ship\u2019s crew manifest only listed eight Filipino workers, but according to Philippine law, all crew members on domestic vessels must be Filipino.<\/p>\n

During a follow-up inspection, the PCG found four additional Chinese nationals hiding on the vessel, bringing the total to 13.<\/p>\n

The inspection also found a uniform that looked like the ones worn by China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA), raising suspicions about the situation.<\/p>\n

The Coast Guard is now working with other government agencies to investigate how these Chinese workers ended up on the Philippine-flagged ship. They are also seeking legal action to ensure that undocumented crew members are held accountable.<\/p>\n

The PCG said it remains committed to safeguarding the country\u2019s maritime borders and ensuring all ships adhere to the regulations.<\/p>\n

Reference: PNA, Tribune<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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13 Illegal Chinese Crew Found Aboard Philippine Dredger In Bataan Image for representation purposes only The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) found 13 undocumented Chinese nationals aboard a dredger in Mariveles, Bataan, during a routine inspection on November 26, 2024. The Harvest 89 was scheduled to leave for San Felipe, Zambales, for dredging work, but the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-1325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1325\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}