Officials in the Philippines have suspended the captains and all crew members of the cargo ship and ferry involved in last week's fatal collision near Cebu City as a formal hearing into the incident gets underway. Latest figures show that 80 people were killed and 40 remain missing following the August 16 collision between the M/V St. Thomas of Aquinas ferry and the M/V … [Read more...]
After Deadly Ferry Disaster, Philippines Asks What Went Wrong
By Rolando Ng TALISAY, Philippines, Aug 18 (Reuters) - As rescuers plucked more bodies from the sea after a Philippine ferry and a cargo ship collided late last week, killing at least 38 people, a vexing but familiar question faces a country plagued by an abysmal record in maritime safety: what went wrong? Authorities say 82 people listed as missing are believed to have … [Read more...]
Philippines Suspends Search For Ferry Disaster Survivors [UPDATE]
By Enrique de Castro CEBU, Philippines, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Worsening weather and sea conditions on Saturday forced the Philippines to suspend a search for survivors of a ferry disaster that killed at least 32 people and left 170 missing, authorities said. The ferry sank on Friday after a collision just outside the central port of Cebu with a cargo vessel owned by a … [Read more...]