Tag: Sarangani

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

Unusual that the two vessels collided when the sea lanes were not congested Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) investigators are looking at human error as the likely cause of the collision between two vessels on Tuesday night.PCG commandant Admiral Ramon Liwag said on Thursday there was no sign of bad weather or mechanical problem when the accident happened.MV Bulk Carrier I and the Monrovian-registered container vessel MV HS Puccini Tuesday night.Liwag said it was unusual why the two vessels collided when the sea lanes were not congested.Ayoko magbigay ng ano pero apparently nakikita natin hindi nasusunod ang tinatawag na rules of the road. Dapat magtatawagan sila saan dadaan. Baka may human error on both sides, he said in an interview on dzXL radio.Maraming nagtataka, maluwag ang karagatan, bakit nagbungguan? May regulations, may radio, he said.At least two of the 23 crewmembers of the MV Bulk Carrier I, identified as Juanito Minoy and Edward Paller, were reported missing.The initial investigation showed that the MV HS Puccini skippered by Captain Marko Kralj was bound from Hong Kong to General Santos City.On the other hand, MV Bulk Carrier I skippered by Captain Pedrito Serencio was bound from General Santos City to Dumaguete City (Negros ...

21crew members have been rescued. Two crew members die after their vessel sank when it collided with another vessel off waters in Sarangani province Tuesday night.The MV Bulk Carrier 1 and MV HS Puccini collided in the vicinity of Barangay Lumatil in Maasim town around 8 p.m.The chief engineer and another one was reported dead as they were trapped inside the engine room when the Bulk Carrier sank.Rescuers have not yet recovered the bodies of the fatalities.Twenty one crew members have been rescued. Six of them were injured.Search and rescue operations are ongoing.Source: Sun Star