ZAMBOANGA -- (2ND UPDATE) The US Navy rescued four Filipino fishermen found clinging to the wreckage of their vessel after four days at sea, officials and survivors said Friday.
The four -- Raymundo Digracia, 16, Andrew Sumandal 25, Jimmy Digracia, 41, and Johnny Digracia 28 -- pale and close to death, were taken for treatment to a military hospital Friday in the southern port city of Zamboanga...He said they set sail from southwestern Puyo town on Palawan island on Monday but strong waves battered their fishing boat, causing it to break in half.
In a statement, the US Navy said a US Navy SH-60B Seahawk helicopter was conducting routine training flights when it noticed the men Thursday aboard a submerged craft and waving a white banner.The helicopter radioed the nearby HSV Swift, a US naval logistics vessel, which sent a smaller boat out to rescue the men.
Two sets of heroes: The fishermen who risk their lives to support their families, and the US Navy who diverted to save the men...you see, sadly, several other vessels passed the men by...
And the HSV Swift is the catamaran that I posted about awhile back...
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