Coastguard search for 18 crewmen

MANILA: The Philippines coastguard is searching for 18 crewmen from a cargo ship that sank at the height of Typhoon Nock-Ten, which struck the country on Christmas Day. Coastguard spokesman Armand Balilo said 14 other crew had been rescued and one died after the M/V Starlite Atlantic sank off Batangas province, where the powerful typhoon passed on Monday.