MANILA, Philippines — Five Japanese fishermen were rescued by personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after their fishing vessel tilted in the middle of the sea in Oriental Mindoro province. In a report, the PCG said the five Japanese crew members were on board MV Catriona (sailing under Mongolian flag) when it listed 40 degrees (tilted to one side after taking in water) in the waters off Barangay Navotas in Calapan City at around 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. The PCG deployed BRP Habagat and rescued all five Japanese passengers: Itsuo Tamura, 86; Hiromu Nishida, 83; Hamagato Tsukasa, 80; Osamu Kawakami, 74; and Hata Isamu, 74.

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