CEBU CITY — Disaster response teams rescued 18 local tourists whose motorbanca was stranded while they went on an island hopping off Mactan Island, Cebu on Easter Sunday. Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Management chief Nagiel Bañacia said the group of tourists was composed of college students from a university in Cebu. Bañacia said the students went on a 'day tour' island hopping excursion near the islets off Mactan to celebrate Easter Sunday. At around 4 p.m., the motorbanca damaged its rudder on shallow waters near Tres Marias on the island of Pangan-an which is more than 30 kilometers from mainland Lapu-Lapu City.

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