Fishermen dead in collision

An oil tanker registered under the flag of the Marshall Islands was suspected to have been involved in an “accidental collision” with a Philippine boat in the South China Sea that killed three fishermen, the Philippine coast guard (PCG) said.

Philippine coast guard spokesperson Armando Balilo said that the incident was under investigation but that coast guard monitoring pointed to the Pacific Anna, registered under the flag of Marshall Islands, as the likely vessel that collided with the fishing boat.