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Bella Cariaso - The Philippine Star
August 16, 2026 | 12:00am
The PCG said a search and rescue operation was launched after the divers failed to return to Canyon Reef in Barangay Sinandigan on Aug. 11.
Photo courtesy of FB Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog
MANILA, Philippines — Three South Korean divers have been rescued in the waters off Verde Island in Batangas after they drifted away from a diving activity in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, the Philippine Coast Guard reported yesterday.
The PCG said a search and rescue operation was launched after the divers failed to return to Canyon Reef in Barangay Sinandigan on Aug. 11.
The operator of a speedboat that brought the divers to the dive site called for assistance.
The Koreans were found in the waters off Barangay San Agustin on Verde Island by crewmembers of the M/V FastCat M19 and Paradise Diving Boat 4. They were transported to Barangay Sabang.
