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Sea Dayang 2

Sea Dayang 2

Photo of the Sea Dayang (Flickr) similiar to the Sea Dayang 2 which sank off Sulu.
Photo of the Sea Dayang (Flickr) similiar to the Sea Dayang 2 which sank off Sulu.

The wooden ferry Sea Dayang 2 sank in bad weather while off Sulu, Philippines.  The Sea Dayang 2 had left Zamboanga City bound for Bongao, Tawi-Tawi with 9 passengers and 10 crew when it became overwhelmed by heavy seas off Sulu.   The  master of the Sea Dayang 2 was able to send out a distress call before the ferry sank.   The Philippine Coast Guard and Navy dispatched vessels to the scene and rescued all 19 persons.

 

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