Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

---

BRP Davao del Sur returns to India due to severe cyclone

According to the report published by Frances Mangosing of Inquirer.net, the Philippine Navy ship
BRP Davao del Sur (LD-602), which was on its way back to the Philippines, has returned to Cochin, India to take shelter from Cyclone Amphan. Cyclone Amphan was said to be the strongest tropical cyclone to develop in the Bay of Bengal since 1999’s Odisha cyclone.


BRP Davao del Sur and BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16) were supposed to return home to the Philippines on May 7, after making a brief stop in India. However, BRP Ramon Alcaraz caught fire five hours after leaving the port and was forced to stay in Cochin for repairs.

Both ships are now expected to return home together on May 27 after repairs on BRP Ramon Alcaraz and a quick stop in Colombo to pick up 15 stranded Filipinos.

brp davao del sur,
philippine navy,
philippine navy latest news,
brp jose rizal,
brp jose rizal latest news,
philippine navy breaking news,
armed forces of the philippines,
philippine military 2020,
philippine navy 2020,
philippine military modernization,
philippine navu modernization,
philippine navy in india,
brp tarlac,
philippine navy May 2020 breaking news,