MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday said it is looking into sending a team to help in the search and rescue (SAR) operations after a Chinese fishing vessel with five Filipino crew on board capsized in the Indian Ocean. Consisting of 39 crew members, the missing vessel called 'Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028' capsized at about 3 a.m. Beijing time on Tuesday. PCG spokesperson Armand Balilo said the exact location of the fishing vessel is 2,900 miles northwest of Australia. 'The PCG Command Center is monitoring the incident and coordinating with the PCG-SAR teams near the last known location of the said Chinese fishing vessel for possible assistance,' Balilo told reporters.

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