MANILA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Four Filipino crew members of a fishing boat were declared missing, and believed abducted, off Celebes Sea in Sulu on Tuesday morning, the military's Western Mindanao Command reported Wednesday.
Wesmincom spokesman Maj. Filemon Tan said military units have been already alerted to search the missing victims, including the boat's captain, the marine diesel mechanic and two crew members.
Tan said the boat made its last radio contact with a sister boat around 3 a.m. local time Tuesday, and when the latter one proceeded to the signal location at around 5 a.m. they found all crew members missing, with the VHF Radio/GPS stolen, while other belongings are intact.
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