TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — A Chinese crew member was injured while a bulk carrier was undergoing ore-loading operations off the island of Homonhon in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, prompting the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to respond on Thursday, Aug. 13. The injured crew member aboard the Chinese-flagged M/V Yin Nian sustained a wound above his left eye after being struck by a pulley chain during hatch-closing operations, the PCG said in a report. The Coast Guard received the report from the vessel’s ship agent at about 11:14 a.m. and immediately sent personnel to the vessel to verify the crew member’s condition and coordinate […]...Keep on reading: Chinese crew of bulk carrier injured during ore-loading off Homonhon