Sulpicio Lines Tragedy 2008 - Philippine Sea Tragedy

Song:The Lord Bless You ang Keep Youby:The Philippine Madrigal SingersMANILA, Philippines - A total of 70 bodies of passengers and crewmembers of the ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars have been retrieved so far, an official from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Tuesday night.Lt. Cdr. Rogelio Villanueva, a Coast Guard representative, said three of the bodies were recovered by divers who entered the wreckage of the ship Tuesday morning.MV Princess of the Stars, owned by Sulpicio Lines, capsized off the coast of Sibuyan Island in Romblon due to strong waves brought by Typhoon "Frank."The ship was carrying 849 passengers and crew when it capsized.Villanueva said eight of the bodies were recovered from San Fernando town in Romblon, four from Mulanay town in Quezon, and 55 from the town of Claveria town in Masbate.Forty-eight survivors were accounted so far, Villanueva said.Villanueva also clarified that the 15 bodies retrieved last Monday from Burias Island, also in Masbate, were not from MV Princess of the Stars as they earlier reported.Villanueva said they might have come from eight ships and bancas which also encountered maritime accidents at the height of the Typhoon "Frank" last weekend.The official said at least 30 divers were sent to the vicinity of the ship Tuesday, with more to be added in the coming days.Rescue and retrieval operations, however, were temporarily halted Tuesday night due to poor illumination inside the ship.Villanueva said the divers reported that there may be more bodies inside the ship."According to the divers, there were indications that there were floating bodies inside the ship," he said. - GMANews.TV

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: ajb1004

Length: 03:28
Rating: 3.67
Views: 2377

Tags: analysis  commentary  commercial  documentary  gotcha!  grassroots  news  outreach  political  

Video Comments