Europe News Desk!!! The boat sank near Tubatah in Palawan province in the Philippines on Sunday morning. There were 32 people on board. Four people are said to be missing after the accident. The Philippine Coast Guard has given this information. Commodore Armando Balilo said the boat, M/Y Dream Keeper, sank just before 7 a.m. local time Sunday. He said the boat had left Cebu on Thursday afternoon and arrived at Tubataha Reefs Natural Park on Saturday night, Xinhua news agency reported. Balilo said there were 32 people on board, including 15 crew, 12 passengers and five divers. He said 28 people have been rescued while four are missing. Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a marine protected area and a world-renowned scuba diving site. It is home to over 1,200 marine species including seagrass, algae, coral, sharks, fish, sea turtles, seabirds and marine mammals.
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