Strong waves force crew to abandon cargo vessels; 1 missing

MANILA -- Fifteen crew members of two cargo vessels were rescued after strong waves brought by super typhoon "Yolanda" pounded their ships in Guindulman Bay in Bohol on Friday. According to a radio dzMM report, all eight crew members of one of the barges, LCT Roger, jumped from their vessel after it tilted to its side at around 8 a.m. on Friday. Seven of them were able to reach the shore. One of them, however, has yet to be found. Authorities have yet to reveal the identity of the missing crew member. Search and rescue operations are ongoing. Meanwhile, all eight crew members of LCT Big Champ, another barge that was docked near the fish port, were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday noon. Both cargo barges were supposed to deliver limestone to Tacloban. The crew members said they have been docked at the Guindulman Bay since November 5. They said they were directed to stay there initially due to typhoon "Wilma" and now due to super typhoon "Yolanda." -- Reports from Dexter Ganibe, dzMM; Zyann Ambrosio, ABS-CBN News