Sulpicio Lines Inc.’s flagship vessel sank off Sibuyan Island in Romblon province on Saturday noon with most of its more than 700 passengers still missing, in the company’s worst sea disaster in a decade.
According to reports from the Coast Guard, the M/V Princess of the Stars was bound from Manila to Cebu, carrying 626 passengers and 212 crew members; it capsized hours before its arrival at the port of Cebu.
The captain of the 23,824-tonne Princess of the Stars “gave the orders to abandon ship shortly after it listed,” sending passengers and crew scrambling for life rafts, crew member Reynato Lanorio told DZBB radio from his hospital bed. “It seemed like everything happened in 15 minutes. Next thing we knew, the ship had gone under,” he added.
Apparently, this captain is the dad of my hubby’s officemate, he together with most of the passengers & crew are still missing. Read the rest here and here.
More pictures & news HERE.
by N!cE , on June 23 2008 @ 3:36 pm
Grabe yan ano Vannie? Pero ang pinagtataka ko bakit nagpush through yung byahe knowing na may malakas na bagyo.
Sana makita yung mga missing people.
N!cE
http://www.nicemorning.net
http://www.mommastuff.com
N!cEs last blog post..Typhoon Frank Has Left
by admin , on June 23 2008 @ 3:40 pm
i know…grabe talaga…nkaka sad..dami kase akong naririnig na relative ng officemate kasama, dad ng friend…ganun…kase dba papunta Cebu, so mga tga dito rin..
huhuhu sana naman makita na. i have this sinknig feeling na na trap sila sa boat eh….