Manila, Jan. 23 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday dispatched two vessels and two aircraft for the search and rescue (SAR) of 11 Filipino crew of a capsized foreign cargo vessel in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) before dawn on Friday.

In a situation report, the PCG said the vessel- M/V Devon Bay, a Singaporean-flagged general cargo ship-was loaded with iron ore when it departed Gutalac, Zamboanga del Sur, en route to Yangjiang, China, but was later reported listing at around 25 degrees.

"The PCG Command Center acquired information from the Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre that 10 of the 21 Filipino crew members were rescued by a passing CCG (China Coast Guard) vessel," it said.

The search for the remaining missin...