8 missing, 14 rescued as RoRo vessel sinks off Batangas

Eight crew members were missing while 14 others were rescued after a roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) ship sank off Tingloy town in Batangas province on Monday afternoon.

The Philippine Coast Guard identified the vessel as M/V Starlite Atlantic, which sank near Maricaban Island in Tingloy where Typhoon Nina made its sixth landfall at 10 a.m. 

PCG UPDATE: Lumubog sa Tingloy, Batangas ang MV Starlite Atlantic; 14 na tripulante nailigtas, 8 iba pa nawawala. | via @CecilVillarosa

— GMA News (@gmanews) December 26, 2016

The incident was reported as the PCG was conducting rescue operations on another vessel, M/V Shuttle RoRo 5, which was sinking off Mabini, Batangas, where it sought shelter due to the typhoon.

All 25 crew members of M/V Shuttle RoRo 5 were rescued, the PCG said.

PCG UPDATE: Sumadsad sa Mabini, Batangas ang MV Shuttle Roro 5; Nailigtas lahat ang 25 na sakay na tripulante. | via @CecilVillarosa

— GMA News (@gmanews) December 26, 2016

—Rose-An Jessica Dioquino/KBK, GMA News