MARIVELES, Bataan- A barge loaded with 1,050 metric tons of soya beans almost sank when it collided with MV Prosper, a Danish-registered container ship, off the coast of Lucanin in this municipality Sunday evening.
Lt. Junior Grade Ernesto Nunez, Bataan Coast Guard Station commander, said no one was hurt in the collision that happened at about 9:30 p.m. He said that two crew members of the barge were rescued.
Reports showed that MV Prosper left Manila for Manila Bay when for still unknown reason collided with barge Jupiter 333 towed by two tugboats that left Mariveles after loading soya beans.
The Coast Guard said the extent of damage on both the container ship and the barge are still being investigated.
What was certain was that the soya beans were all under water, a CG officer said.
Buoy markers were placed near the barge being part of navigational waters between Mariveles and Corregidor.
The Coast Guard also issued Notice to Mariners to warn incoming vessels.
