The men were held on the Yue Hue Zhou H0 8998 in Tagoloan on Sunday, ABS CBN reported.
Five were named as Chinese nationals Gouwen Wu, Jianxin We, Yungcheng Liu, Zhongru Wu and Tomas Wong. The captain was named as Rodolfo Meneses Gabinete.
Senior police inspector Maricris Mulat said they had failed to show permits and documents allowing them to mine sand in the area.
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