Saturday, June 28, 2008 (Philippines)

47 bodies of victims in the mv Princess of the Stars sinking are unloaded at the Cebu port. Workers wearing masks pile body bags into a cargo truck. The bodies were brought to the funeral parlor instead of Camp Sergio Osmeña Sr. (Sun.star photo/Alex Badayos) AS ANGER mounted over the slow pace of recovery, government officials suspended operations yesterday after learning that the mv Princess of the Stars was carrying large amounts of highly toxic pesticide. Authorities also threatened legal proceedings against Sulpicio Lines for not immediately informing them of the toxic cargo. Some 100 US and Filipino divers have been working at the site after the Princess went down in a typhoon a week ago, carrying more than 850 people. [full story]