THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has taken another legal action for salvage operations to remove the stranded cargo vessel MT Hyperline 988 commanded by a Chinese crew in the waters off San Felipe, Zambales.
In a 3-page motion filed by the PCG substation-San Felipe in the local Municipal Trial Court (MTC), the agency said the damage from the ship was more noticeable as it aggravated the threat of environmental disaster and danger to life, property and safety of residents in the coastal communities.
The PCG previously filed a complaint with the MTC for serious disobedience to a person in authority against the representative of Hyperline, and prohibited the seven Chinese crewmen on board the ship from leaving the town while facing the separate case of violation of immigration laws due to their illegal entry and concealment of their identity as foreigners, as well as the unlawful use of a Philippine flag by the Sierra Leone-registered vessel.
Hyperline partially sank due to strong waves at the height of typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon.
The hearing on the PCG complaints is set on August 16.
