<span style="color: #222222;">The Philippines Coast Guard said seven rowers drowned and 14 others were rescued when their dragon boat overturned today after being lashed by strong waves during a practice run off a popular resort island.<br />''<br />''Coast Guard Spokesman said, the accident happened off Boracay island in the central Philippines' Aklan Province where a local dragon boat team was practicing ahead of a rowing competition.<br />''<br />''Survivors of the accident, including a Chinese and a Russian, were brought by Coast Guard personnel and authorities to a hospital. The boat capsized less than half a kilometre from the nearest beach.</span><br />