Two crew were injured in a fire aboard tanker Gindara in Batangas. The blaze was declared extinguished on 2 October 2026, followed by dewatering and vessel stability operations.
Five people have died and 84 remain missing after a fire aboard MV June Aster off Coron, Palawan. Search and rescue operations continued as authorities investigated the incident.
Piracy and armed robbery incidents in Asia fell 64 percent in the first half of 2026, although the Singapore Strait remained the main area of concern, ReCAAP reported.
France’s OCEA plans its first Asian production base in the Philippines to build 35 m aluminium patrol cutters for the Philippine Coast Guard under a France-backed sovereign loan package.
