MANILA, Philippines—Two Philippine Navy vessels delayed in coming home from India by different reasons have already left the port of Cochin, India on Wednesday (May 27) and are on their way to the Philippines. ADVERTISEMENTBut fire broke out in the main engine room of BRP Ramon Alcaraz five hours after it left the port, forcing it to go back to India along with BRP Davao del Sur. As the fire-damaged ship was being repaired, BRP Davao del Sur sailed alone on May 9, but a brewing storm, Amphan, forced her to go back to Cochin, India on May 11. The BRP Ramon Alcaraz has been restored to being seaworthy, the Navy said. The 12 Filipinos, the Navy said, would join 19 repatriates from India “in separate rooms” in the Davao del Sur “with 24-hour monitoring” by a medical team on board the ship.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 27, 2020 12:45 UTC