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Coast Guard says no hijacking incident on cargo vessel off Zamboanga Peninsula

Coast Guard says no hijacking incident on cargo vessel off Zamboanga Peninsula

Rowegie Abanto,

ABS-CBN News

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This screengrab from a PCG video uploaded on Facebook shows MV Jeselli (left) being inspected by the Coast Guard personnel from PCG's BRP Capones (right). PCG/Facebook 

MANILA — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Thursday there was no hijacking incident on a cargo vessel off Zamboanga Peninsula this week.

The PCG said in a statement its southwestern Mindanao district received a report on Tuesday regarding an alleged "seajacking" of the cargo ship MV Jeselli, which carried 2.5 metric tons of yellow corn and had 17 crew on board including the captain. 

The agency said the vessel's company reported the alleged incident to them because they could not contact one of the ship's crew.

The firm also said that the chief officer of the vessel claimed that the cargo vessel had been robbed.

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Earlier Thursday, PCG's BRP Capones established contact with MV Jeselli and confirmed with the ship's captain and crew that there was "no seajacking incident that transpired involving their vessel."

The PCG boarding team conducted a safety inspection on the cargo vessel and checked its documents.

MV Jeselli left Bataan and dropped anchor at Tayud Anchorage Area in Cebu "to load fresh water" before proceeding to General Santos City, the PCG said.

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