4 foreigners on stranded yacht rescued

BOLINAO, Pangasinan – Coast Guard personnel rescued four foreigners from Hong Kong whose Subic-bound yacht encountered engine trouble 77 nautical miles west of Cape Bolinao at dawn yesterday.

Capt. Athelo Ybañez, district commander of Coast Guard-Northern Luzon based in San Fernando, La Union, told The STAR his men promptly responded after getting the distress call.

The Coast Guard men were patrolling the waters of La Union on board a vessel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources when they responded and rescued the foreigners – a Briton, a Korean and two Chinese nationals.

The 55-foot yacht was being towed by a 30-meter long vessel to La Union as of press time. – Eva Visperas