北京时间11月5日上午10时许，中国江苏“恒胜门”号货轮在途经菲律宾首都马尼拉西北方向海域时，成功救起4名在海上漂流了4天的菲律宾遇险渔民。

      据“恒胜门”号船长王宝权介绍，“恒胜门”号货轮当时是从印度经菲海域驶向山东日照的。北京时间11月5日上午8点37分，该船在北纬16度13分、东经119度13分位置即马尼拉西北方向约140海里正常行驶时，发现在附近海域有数人正抱着海面漂浮物呼救。“恒胜门”号即调转航向，以最快速度驶向求救者，全力救助落水者。经努力，4名落水者于10时左右被全部成功救起。

    经了解，4人系菲渔民。他们于11月1日驾驶简易小渔船出海作业时遭遇台风“仙蒂”（“Santi”，国际名“Mirinae”），导致渔船沉没，他们急忙抓住渔船残骸较大部件，在海上漂流等待救援。待到获救时，已在海上漂流4天。

4人被救起后，“恒胜门”号船员立即对菲渔民进行了初步身体检查，并对其中1名患有外伤的渔民进行了治疗。4名获救渔民在“恒胜门”号船员的精心照料下，身体逐渐恢复，已能食用少许稀饭。

     中国驻菲使馆接到消息后，一方面嘱咐“恒胜门”号船员妥善照顾4名获救菲渔民，另一方面立即向菲海岸警卫队通报上述情况。经多方紧急协调，“恒胜门”号货轮驶向菲海岸警卫队指定的接头地点，于5日晚18时30分左右与菲方会合并移交获救渔民。菲方对中方的热心救助表示由衷感谢。

                                                       中国驻菲律宾使馆

                                                        2009年11月6日

Four Filipino Fishermen Rescued by Chinese Cargo Vessel

Four Philippine fishermen, stranded and hopeless on high seas for four days, were rescued by a Chinese cargo vessel named Heng Sheng Men, which happened to pass by the waters to the north-west of Manila at 10 am on 5 November 2009.

“We are on the way from India to China,” said Mr. Wang Baoquan, Capitan of Heng Sheng Men. At 8:37 am on 5 November when the vessel was at 119°13′E and 16°13′N, the crew suddenly sighted four men holding floating vessel wreckage and calling for help. Heng Sheng Men immediately altered its course and began rescue efforts. Two hours later, the four survivors were taken on board safe and sound. According to their introduction, the four Philippine fishermen encountered the recent tropical storm “Santi” and their vessel sank on 1 November. They managed to hold on to some floating wreckage and had been afloat since then.

The four fishermen received necessary medical checkups on board and were found in relatively good conditions. The Chinese crew prepared porridge for the fishermen since it was something better to start with for the people who hadn’t anything to eat for several days.

The Chinese Embassy was informed of the incident at 12 am on 5 November and, without any delay, reported the incident to the Headquarters of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), which dispatched a rescue vessel to meet with Heng Sheng Men. At 6:30 pm, the four fishermen were turned over to the Philippine side. The fishermen and the PCG expressed sincere gratitude to the Chinese friends for their prompt rescue and kind help.