MANILA, Philippines – The remains of 2 Filipino fishermen who died after their ship sank due to a gas explosion have been brought home to their families in Isabela.
Rodolfo Sadular and Elmer Corpuz were among the 4 Filipinos who died when their ship, F/V Lai Ching, exploded and sank in the Atlantic Ocean last April 28.
“Masama ang loob namin sa nangyari,” said Felizardo Corpuz, Elmer’s father. “Darating sana siya sa June para magpakasal.”
Leonardo Estilon, a survivor of the incident, said that if Rodolfo and Elmer had been quickly brought to a hospital, the 2 men may have survived.
According to Estilon, the ship was on its way to Taiwan after more than 3 months of fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, when a gas explosion occurred in the ship’s engine room.
Of the ship’s 37 crew members, 10 died, including the ship’s engineer.
Corpuz, Sadular, and Estilon left the Philippines on January 2009. Despite only having tourist visas, the 3 men worked as fishermen in Taiwan.
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