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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.

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