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Coast Guard shifts to 'search and retrieval' ops for four people still missing from M/Y Dream Keeper


The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday said it has shifted to "search and retrieval" operations for the remaining four missing persons from the sunken dive yacht M/Y Dream Keeper in Palawan. 

The four missing individuals include the owner, two passengers, and one dive master.

It has been more than a week since the PCG launched its search and rescue operations for the four missing people after M/Y Dream Keeper sank off Tubbataha, Palawan.

M/Y Dream Keeper departed San Remegio, Cebu City on April 27 and arrived at Tubbataha Reef on April 29. The following morning, the PCG Command Center received information from the Coast Guard District Palawan regarding the yacht's sinking. 

The dive yacht was carrying a total of 32 people at the time of the incident. The PCG was able to rescue 28 of the passengers, including four Chinese nationals, during its search and rescue operations. 

The yacht is one of those that accommodates tourists to give them a diving experience in Tubbataha Reef. 

The PCG is still investigating what caused the yacht to sink. —Vince G. Lopez/ GMA Integrated News

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