11.   It also has threatened punishment for boat skippers bringing in undocumented aliens.

12.   Lt. Cmdr. Feliciano Dy of the Coast Guard operations center in Manila said rescuers recovered three bodies, including that of boat skipper Andres Alcuin.

13.   Boat skipper Steve Whitehouse said it was an extraordinary moment for all aboard.

14.   But four boat skippers remain in jail in the western Philippine province of Palawan on illegal entry charges.

15.   So before they would agree to rescue by San Te Maru, the fishing boat skipper had to agree to sink it.

16.   The boat skipper and the company would be liable for compensating the passengers and for covering the costs of any damage, it said.