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                    [Title] => 7 survivors of ferry sinking rescued off Sabah
                    [Summary] => At least seven Filipino survivors of a ferry that sank in bad weather off Palawan four days ago have been rescued by the Philippine Navy and Malaysian fishermen, officials said yesterday. 


Deputy head of naval forces in the southern Philippines, Capt. Petronilo Magno, said four Filipinos were picked up Tuesday by fishermen near Bangui island, off Sabah, and had been turned over to the BRP Dagupan City for their scheduled transfer to Balabac island.
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On Tuesday a Coast Guard plane spotted the five people floating in the vicinity of Bangui island, close to the maritime border with Malaysia.
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The 63-ton motor launch Piary, which sank off western Palawan island on Sunday, would not have been allowed to sail if there were any economically viable alternatives, coastguard chief Commodore Arthur Gosingan said.
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The passenger-cargo ship M/L Piary, which was also carrying 140 sacks of dried coconut meat, sent a distress call on Sunday morning to the Coast Guard station at Brooke’s Point in Palawan, saying it was taking in water through a hole after encountering strong winds and rough seas. [DatePublished] => 2003-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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Deputy head of naval forces in the southern Philippines, Capt. Petronilo Magno, said four Filipinos were picked up Tuesday by fishermen near Bangui island, off Sabah, and had been turned over to the BRP Dagupan City for their scheduled transfer to Balabac island.
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On Tuesday a Coast Guard plane spotted the five people floating in the vicinity of Bangui island, close to the maritime border with Malaysia.
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The 63-ton motor launch Piary, which sank off western Palawan island on Sunday, would not have been allowed to sail if there were any economically viable alternatives, coastguard chief Commodore Arthur Gosingan said.
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