14 missing after dive boat capsizes in southern Philippines

The coast guard deployed the Boracay-class patrol vessel BRP Malamawi to the area in the gulf where the dive boat was last sighted. However, the coast guard crews found no sign of the boat or its occupants by Tuesday evening.

The Philippine Navy and the Philippine National Police are also assisting in the ongoing search effort, which resumed at first light on Tuesday, January 20. Navy assets that have been deployed to the area include the landing craft BRP Tagbanua, the patrol ship BRP Artemio Ricarte, the multi-purpose attack craft BA-491, and a TC-90 maritime surveillance aircraft.

Coast guard and police personnel found one survivor drifting in the gulf on Tuesday. This individual has been identified as one of the four crewmembers of the missing dive boat.