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Collision between a fishing vessel and a SuperFerry passenger vessel - 8 people dead Maritime authorities will start investigating this week the collision between a fishing vessel and a SuperFerry passenger vessel that killed at least one person off Sarangani on Friday last week.The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the first hearing is scheduled at the Maritime Industry Authority office in Manila this Friday.It hinted that some deck officers of the SuperFerry ship - those on safekeeping duty at the time of the accident - may face charges.The PCG said the Seafarer's Identification Record Book (SIRB) and Qualification Document Certificates (QDC) of the Superferry 20 crewmembers who were on safekeeping duties at the time of the collision were temporarily lifted until the ship reaches Manila.SuperFerry 20 collided with the fishing banca "San Jose Bayanihan" at 1:00 a.m. last Friday, off Siguil in Tinoto in, Maasim, Sarangani.Those on safekeeping duties at the time of the incident included deck officers Captain Candido Rasonabe, Chief Officer Benjamin Damuag, 2nd officer Galileo Valendez, Auxiliary 2nd Officer Efren Tomo, Able Seaman Francis Neil Pagota and Apprentice Mate Jaime Dela Cruz."(Upon arrival in Manila), the deck officers shall continue to be suspended until after they have ...

They grounded after one of them collided with a fishing boat off Sarangani Nine Superferry vessels owned by the Negros Navigation-Aboitiz Transport System Corp. (Nenaco-ATSC) have been ordered grounded after one of them collided with a fishing boat off Sarangani on Friday, the Philippine Coast Guard said Saturday.PCG spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Algier Ricafrente said a notice of "voyage suspension" was issued by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to Nenaco-ATC on the operations of MV Superferry 20, MV Superferry 1, MV Superferry 2, MV Superferry 5, MV Superferry 12, MV Superferry 21, MV Cebu Ferry 1, MV Cebu Ferry 2 and MV Cebu Ferry 3.Superferry 20 was involved in the collision with fishing boat San Jose Bayanihan in the vicinity of Barangay Tinoto, Maasim town, near the mouth of Sarangani Bay. The fishing boat was a total wreck and quickly sank. A member of the crew, Giovanni Buntong, 60, died after being hit on the head by floating debris.The fishing boat's captain and other five other crewmen were rescued by PCG personnel who were patrolling nearby. Vessel reinspectionAll the grounded Superferry vessels will be subjected to a reinspection and additional international safety management audit by a joint Marina and PCG team, ...

These ships are owned and operated by Polsa Shipping Lines Inc The Philippine Coast Guard over the weekend ordered the suspension of five cargo ships owned by a firm whose vessel collided with a Monrovian-registered vessel and sank off Sarangani last Aug. 9.Ordered suspended were five cargo ships owned and operated by Polsa Shipping Lines Inc., in the wake of the incident involving the M/V Bulk Carrier-I.M/V Bulk Carrier-I sank after colliding with HS Puccini off Tampuan Point in Maasim, Sarangani province.A news release posted Sunday on the Coast Guard website said the five suspended ships were:M/V Bulk Carrier-IIM/V Bulk Carrier-IIIM/V Bulk Carrier VM/V Bulk Carrier VIIIM/V Hummer H2PCG spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Algier Ricafrente said the suspension order came from Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Administrator Emerson Lorenzo.With the suspension, the Coast Guard Station Cebu directed all its detachments to refrain from receiving Master's Oath of Safety Departure (MOSDs) of ships owned by Polsa.The Coast Guard said Polsa has to comply and satisfactorily pass the additional International Safety Management (ISM) audit inspection, Seafarers Identification Record Book (SIRB) and Qualification Document Certificate (QDC) of officers and crew before it can resume its operations.Source: KBK, GMA News

Compliance of the certification issued by the Maritime Industry Authority The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)called on the stricter compliance of the certification issued by the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on seaworthiness of shipping vessels following several reported maritime and grounding incidents over the past months.Lieutenant Commander AlgierRicafrente, Coast Guard Public Affairs chief said that the call was made by the country's maritime law enforcement agency due to reported grounding and collision incidents involving commercial vessels over the past month, the most recent grounding incident in Tacloban City last Tuesday, where the PCG already hired accredited divers to conduct inspection on M/T NongNuj after it ran aground while maneuvering along the vicinity of an oil depot.Ricafrente mentioned that the MARINA should impose high standards and stricter penalties when it comes to vessel safety matters since they have recorded at least 12 grounding incidents since the start of the year, while collision incidents were recorded since May which is quite unusual compare to their previous records in the past.Ricafrente mentioned that the MARINA should impose high standards andHe also noted the MARINA is the main agency that has the authority to impose stricter rules on seaworthiness of the shipping vessels while the ...

Investigation is carrying out to determine whether an oil spill was caused A domestic cargo ship ran aground Friday, 300 yards off the pier of Basco, Batanes, a Coast Guard official said Saturday.Capt. George Ursabia, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Northern Luzon District Commander, also said all 18 crew members of the M/V JLL Victorita, skippered by Capt. Alberto V. Trambulo, were safe after they were rescued by PCG personnel around 3:20 a.m. Friday.According to Ursabia, the M/V JLL Victorita, a 250-gross-ton cargo vessel, drifted ashore after typhoon Chedeng's strong winds snapped the mooring ropes that fastened it to the pier.The ship was not carrying any cargo when the incident happened as she already unloaded all of which at the port of Basco on May 26," said Ursabia, adding the ship was still structurally sound.An investigation by the PCG is ongoing to determine if the incident caused an oil spill, as the PCG had initially detected a hole in the engine room, Ursabia said.He noted that the ship's fuel tanks still contain some 6,000 liters of diesel oil.Source: GMA News