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Thursday, June 26, 2008 (Philippines)
| DIVERS ON SCENE. Filipino and American divers at the site of the sinking of mv Princess of the Stars, its overturned hull cast against the backdrop of Sibuyan Island. Right: Coast guard rescue workers slide a victim into a body bag. (AP photo) |
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SAN FERNANDO-Bodies in life jackets washed up on nearby islands and drifted at sea yesterday as more than 100 divers, including US servicemen, joined the grim work of searching the inside of a ferry that capsized during a powerful typhoon.
Hopes faded of finding more survivors inside the capsized mv Princess of the Stars.
There is a slim chance that we can still find survivors (inside the ferry),” said Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Rogelio Villanueva. “As the days pass, indeed the chance is getting slimmer.”
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Skipper said ship was ‘big and would not sink’
“KAYA ito. Malaki ang barko.” These were the words—we can survive this, the ship is big—the captain of the mv Princess of the Stars reportedly spoke when passengers asked him to cancel the trip that turned out to be the ship’s last voyage.
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Forensic team arrives
FOURTEEN forensic experts arrived in Cebu City yesterday, as local authorities and relatives prepared for the heartbreaking task of identifying victims from the Princess of the Stars.
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Marina starts inspections on Sulpicio ships
THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has started inspecting and auditing the 12 passenger vessels of Sulpicio Lines Inc. but not one of them, for now, is cleared to resume operations, said Director Glenn Cabañez.
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