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Cargo vessel rams seawall behind SM Mall of Asia, runs aground


A cargo vessel ran aground behind SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City as Typhoon Ulysses battered Metro Manila with strong winds overnight on Wednesday.

Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said in a Facebook post that a vessel marked as "Peter Ronna" has hit the sea wall along the jogging area.

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Posted by Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano on Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Concerned agencies are already coordinating with the Philippine Coast Guard regarding the incident, she added.

According to Mao Dela Cruz' report in Dobol B sa News TV, the cargo vessel was first seen in this state around 1 a.m. on Thursday.

No further information is available at the moment as to whether it has passengers when the incident happened, the report said. —LBG, GMA News