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Monday, June 23, 2008 (Philippines)
| Sulpicio Lines counsel Manuel Espina (above) comforts anxious relatives of passengers aboard the mv Princess of the Stars, as they wait in Cebu for news about their loved ones. (Sun.star photos/Allan Cuizon) |
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TO SAVE his life, Jesus Gica of Mandaue City leapt from the mv Princess of the Stars into the churning seas off Sibuyan Island and climbed into a life raft.
Many others, he fears, were trapped below as the ship capsized.
“We were separated because of the big waves,” he said. “The others were also able to board the life rafts, but it was useless because the strong winds flipped them over.”
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