MARIZ REVALES and RIC CLET
Sitangkai, Tawi Tawi Island-  M/L Nursiba , a motor vessel from Malaysia  was allegedly caught on  fire in  Sitangkai in this island town carrying unkind volume of gasoline .

According to authorities, six crewmen were injured while trying to put off the fire allegedly  originated from the engine room at about 12 noon of June 9, 2011.

The report said that the vessel came from Malaysia to deliver gasoline in Tawi Tawi with unknown shipper when the boat was caught on fire.

Residents in this tiny island told reporters that this kind of incidents happened very often.

As of this writing, company of the vessel  still unknown and the number of crewmen on board.