MANILA, Philippines—Three Filipino fishermen died in the disputed South China Sea after their boat was accidentally hit by a passing commercial vessel, the Philippine Coast Guard said Wednesday. The fishermen’s boat, F/B Dearyn, was moored in a fishing area in the high seas off the northwestern Philippines when it was hit before dawn on Monday by the passing vessel and capsized, killing its skipper and two crew members. Three other fishermen aboard the Dearyn survived, the Coast Guard said. Eight other men were fishing separately on board smaller boats at the time of the accident, officials said. Due to adverse weather conditions and the darkness, “the crew on board the mother boat failed to detect an unidentified vessel approaching, resulting in a collision that caused the mother boat to capsize,” the Coast Guard said....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/3-filipino-fishermen-die-in-south-china-sea-after-their-boat-is-hit-by-a-passing-commercial-vessel-5503695