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MANILA, Philippines—A Panamanian cruise ship on its way to Singapore ran aground off General Santos City on Friday.
A report from the Philippine Coast Guard said the M/V Pacific was stranded some 150 meters from the shore in Barangay Bula, General Santos City.
The PCG is concerned the ship may be washed closer to the shore, which is inhabited by squatters.
The ship had come from Mexico and was bound for Singapore. It however ran out of bunker fuel in the middle of the trip.
The captain was trying to bring the ship to the port of General Santos but it ran out of fuel in the area where it ran aground.
The owners of the M/V Pacific said they would hire a salvor to remove the ship immediately.
The Coast Guard said the possibility of marine pollution as a result of the incident was minimal.