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7 dead as dragon boat capsizes off Boracay @ 2019-09-26T08: Back Hot News
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (4TH UPDATE) – A BOAT CARRYING THE BORACAY DRAGON BOAT TEAM CAPSIZED IN WATERS OFF BORACAY ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, LEAVING 7 DEAD.
ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT, BORACAY DRAGON FORCE WAS PREPARING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT WEDNESDAY MORNING OFF THE SHORE AT SITIO LINGGANAY IN BARANGAY MANOC-MANOC WHEN SEAWATER STARTED ENTERING THE 20-SEATER BOAT AS IT WAS HIT BY STRONG WAVES WHICH CAUSED IT TO CAPSIZE. THE TEAM WAS SET TO COMPETE IN TAIWAN.
VICTIMS OF A CAPSIZED DRAGON BOAT OFF THE COAST OF BORACAY ARE TRANSPORTED DURING RESCUE OPERATIONS AT THE CATICLAN JETTY PORT IN MALAY, AKLAN ON WEDNESDAY. SEVEN MEMBERS OF A PHILIPPINE DRAGON BOAT TEAM WERE KILLED AFTER THEIR BOAT CAPSIZED WHILE TRAINING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL RACE.
3 BOAT CAPSIZES: THE PHILIPPINES COAST GUARD SAID SEVEN ROWERS DROWNED AND 14 OTHERS WERE RESCUED WHEN THEIR DRAGON BOAT OVERTURNED WEDNESDAY AFTER BEING LASHED BY STRONG WAVES DURING A PRACTICE RUN OFF A POPULAR RESORT ISLAND. COAST GUARD SPOKESMAN ARMAND BALILO SAID THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED OFF BORACAY ISLAND IN THE CENTRAL PHILIPPINES’ AKLAN PROVINCE WHERE A LOCAL DRAGON BOAT TEAM WAS PRACTICING AHEAD OF A ROWING COMPETITION. DRAGON BOAT ROWING USING CHINESE-STYLE CANOES ADORNED WITH DRAGON DESIGNS AND MANNED BY A TEAM OF PADDLERS AND A DRUM BEATER ON BOARD HAS LONG BEEN POPULAR IN THE PHILIPPINES, WITH TEAMS COMPETING IN DOMESTIC AND ASIAN COMPETITIONS.
BORACAY [PHILIPPINES], SEPT 25 (SPUTNIK/ANI): AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE DIED, 14 MORE WERE RESCUED AFTER A VESSEL CARRYING A DRAGON BOAT TEAM CAPSISED IN WATERS OFF CENTRAL PHILIPPINES" BORACAY ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, LOCAL MEDIA REPORTED.
7 DEAD, 14 RESCUED AS DRAGON BOAT CAPSIZES IN PHILIPPINES

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