Two dead, seven missing in Philippines fishing boat accident

Two Filipino fishermen have died and seven are missing after their vessel took on water off the Philippines, the coast guard said today, with an open-sea search continuing. ― Reuters file pic

MANILA (AFP) : Two Filipino fishermen have died and seven are missing after their vessel took on water off the Philippines, the coast guard said Friday (June 23), with an open-sea search continuing.

Fourteen of the 23 crew members of the Genesis 2 were rescued by other fishing vessels shortly after the pre-dawn incident on Thursday, 337km east of the main southern island of Mindanao.