In the Philippines, if you travel by sea vessel, bring your own lifeboat
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Oo, in the Philippines, kung sasakay ka nang barko, mag-bitbit ka nang sarili mong salbabida.
Eto ang problema nang talamak na kurapsyon. There are strategic improvements na kelangan sa key industries nang Pilipinas especially shipping na hindi magawa nor ma-monitor, kung saan marami tayong mga kabarrio ang umaasa sa transport system na dahil nga we all live in islands. Islands na pag low tide, kelangan maghanap nang pagkain at pag high tide, evacuate.
Kaya eto na naman tayo. Parati na lang ganito. Kahit kelan, walang improvement ang maritime industry sa Pilipinas. Nakikinig ba ang gobyerness o baka naman naharbat na nang engkantong pamilyang to?
And the world’s worst maritime disaster ever? MV Dona Paz. Number 1 nga ang Pinas, disaster pa.
And did we hear of any maritime company in the Philippines na naparusahan because of these accidents? Parang wala di ba? It would seem to me na for every disaster, me mga positive changes to make things better, kaso tipong consistent ang disasters sa shipping. Which for me, ano ba talaga Koya?!
Hindi sinabi sa news reports what caused this accident this time. I’m sure malalaman naten ang reason as this story is still unfolding.
Kaya, if you travel by boat in the Philippines, have mercy to your family, bring a lifeboat. In these 7,107 islands, all seagoing vessels including mapping and safety standards are either Jurassic or baka naman talagang sinumpa na ang maritime industry naten?
Nakuha ko ang news na to sa Inquirer. Shocking talaga ang maritime disasters sa Pilipinas. Eto sya:
Some of the deadliest civilian maritime disasters in the Philippines:
—Dec. 20, 1987: In the world’s worst peacetime shipping disaster, 4,340 people drown when the ferry Dona Paz collides with the tanker MT Victor in the Philippines.
—Oct. 1988: The Dona Marilyn ferry sinks in the central Philippines during a typhoon, killing 250.
—Dec. 1994: A freighter slams the ferry Cebu City in Manila Bay, drowning at least 34 and leaving more than 100 of about 600 passengers missing. Rescuers pluck about 450 people from the sea, many coated in the diesel oil disgorged as the ferry sank.
Dec. 1995: Dozens are killed when the overloaded MV Kimelody Cristy catches fire off Fortune Island, southwest of Manila.
—Feb. 1996: An overcrowded wooden ferry, ML Gretchen, capsizes close to shore of central Negros island, killing 54, including 31 children, and leaving 12 missing.
—Aug. 15, 1997: The King Rogers, a sightseeing boat, sinks after being battered by strong winds and big waves, killing four Hong Kong tourists and 12 Filipinos. About 75 others are reporting missing.
—Sept. 1998: The Princess of the Orient ferry tilts in storm-whipped waters near Batangas province south of Manila, leaving 70 dead and 80 others missing.
—Dec. 1999: An overloaded MV Asia South Korea ferry sinks in the central Philippines, killing at least 51 people, including several Nepalese students. More than 700 others are rescued.
—April 2000: The wooden-hulled Annahada ferry capsizes shortly after leaving southern Jolo Island, killing at least 87 people. Dozens of others are reported missing.
—April 2002: Wind-swept flames engulf a packed inter-island ferry in the central Philippines, killing at least 23 and sparking panic among its 290 passengers and crew, some still waking up at the end of a 12-hour overnight trip. More than 90 are injured and 13 reported missing.
—Feb. 2004: A bomb believed to have been planted by al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf extremists explode aboard the Superferry 14 near Manila Bay, igniting an inferno that kills 116 people in Southeast Asia’s second-worst terrorist attack.
—June 21, 2008: The MV Princess of the Stars, a 23,824-ton ferry, capsizes off central Sibuyan Island in a typhoon. Villagers find six bodies, while only four survivors are found in the initial hours of search efforts.
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Update:
SAYS COAST GUARD: Another ship sinks, crew rescued
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090907-223985/Another-ship-sank-crew-rescued
Sunod sunod nga ang lubugan ng barko dito. Tsk.
Btw, may documentary si Yam Laranas (yung direktor ng Sigaw, paki-correct na lang if ever mali) about sa MV Dona Paz. Pinalabas sa National Geographic ang docu.
Hindi ko pa nga lang napanuod. Naabutan ko lang sa trailers. Eeek.
available ba yong docu sa internet?
In New Orleans, when you travel by road, you need to buy your own 4 inch stilleto heels and a freaking big salvavida – Reyna Elena
In Cagayan de Oro, when you make banca-banca of the whitewater rapids there, you need to have a big rubber boat and a winning smile and poise while rowing your boat – Mel Beckham
Hehehe.
ok lang ako here. natutulog ako na me yakap na salvavida hehehe. oras na umulan, hinihipan ko na sya.
Ay nakalimutan ko palang padalhan ka ng air pump para mabilis mong mapalobo ang salvavida mo. Nyahahha.
Narinig ko ang balita sa radyo kanina.
eto ang sabi:
“Mga pangunahing balita… May isang barkong lumubog…ngunit hindi nakatiis lumitaw din”.
Parang one week pa lang ang nakakalipas nung ipinalabas ng National Geogaphic ang story nila about “Asia’s Titanic”, referring to Dona Paz… 19 out of 4000+ lang ang nag-survive.
Tama sila, hindi nga daw talaga natoto ang mga Pinoy. The year after may lumubog na naman. At halos every year na lang may ganyan…
very typical ely, kahit ata kelan, walang pro-activity
Sana naman kasi, bigyang pansin mabuti ng pamahalaan ang maritime travel sa Pinas. May mga shipping lines kasi dito sa atin na naga-alllow ng overcrowding sa barko eh.
My condolences po sa mga pamilya ng mga nasawi.
MATAGAL nang bawat Pilipino’y may kanya–kanyang salbabida – may naģ–óOFW, nagká–caregiver, nagmá–migrate sa samut–saring bansa… dahil ang Pilipinas, lalo’t higit sa huwad na administrasyon ng pamilyang–Arroyo, ay isang BARKONG papalubog. Sumandali po nating bitiwan ang sari–sariling salbabida… at SAGIPIN ang barko.
that’s very true kandong kantanod. else, pano tayo makakatikim nang kabuhayan if we were just back sa pinas na mga pulitiko lang ang lumulutang dahil sa pork bariles?
nakita mo naman yong isang tiga Pampanga, financial wizard sya!
Nakakalungkot kasi may mga batang biktima, sana maghighpit ang gobyerness natin sa mga owners ng barko, paano na lang ang katulad kong di marunong lumangoy, tama yon magdadala ako ng sarili kong salbabida, si tabaching ko
with the recent tradegy resulting in 3 casualties vs hundres or thousands, it might be fair to say that the rescue mission either got better or got lucky. still, overcrowding and allowing them to go on during a storm should not be permitted. konting lagay lang eh kahit matepok sila.
@mr. nonsense,
here’s what i can’t seem to reconcile: we have produced the best seamen for the world pero saten ang worst sea disasters.
consistent ang pagiging inconsistent nate:
- we have produced record numbers of good doctors and nurses, but we have the lousiest health care system ever
- we have the best teachers pero our books are so fked up ayaw ayusin
kasi yung magagaling na nag-produce ng pinas, hindi ma-compensate ng maayos dito. so i really can’t blame those people kung magpuntahan sila sa abroad. at least doon, binabayaran sila ng tama sa profession nila.
It’s a perennial problem para sa Pilipinas yang mga tragedy on high seas. Nakakalunkot at nakakainis dahil hindi masolve solve ng government. Last year ba yun or was it 2007, yung sobrang dami din namatay, after that one medyo naghigpit. Pero a year after, ayan, may tragedy na uli. Haaaay.
Dapat siguro yung nalunod kasama nito eh yung pandak at ung biglang yamang anak. haaay pinas nga naman.
consistent sya sa tragedy monique and no one in the govt nor in the industry learned something sa dami nang trahedyang nangyari. condolences na lang sa pamilya nung mga nasawi.
Sana magkaroon ng sistema ang maritime/shipping industry sa pinas para maiwasan ang mga ganitong sakuna.. kawawa naman ang mga taong bayan.. mga inosenteng mamamayan damay pa ang mga walang kamuan-muang na mga bata.
@pinoy,
i don’t think that is ever going to happen dahil kung that will materialize, tingnan mo ang history nang disasters, grabe! puro investigation kuno that ends up in nothing!
nung nakikinig ako ng radio kanina.. dalawa raw na barko yan. magkaibang lugar.. yung isa, Pinoy. Yung isa, Chinese na nagiimport ng troso from Papua New Guinea.
Syempre, ang focus ng news, dun sa Pinoy..
Meron pa nga na manifesto ng mga nailigtas, pero sabi ng ibang kamag-anak ng mga wala ang pangalan sa manifesto, nakapagtext pa raw sa kanila na ligtas yung kaanak nila..
scary…
@promking,
andun yata sa 1st update ko sa 1st comment, yun ata yun
kaya ako, pag nasakay ng ferry sa matnog, naka life vest agad!!
‘day! first time kung sumakay nang barko from Tabaco, Albay to Virac, Catanduanes nung college pa ako sa Aquinas U, litsi! noon ako nakakita nang alon na halos bundok ang taas dahil signal number 1 and yong mga tao, ok lang sa kanila samantalang ako na indi marunong mag rosaryo, naubos ko na lahat nang todos los santos hahaha, eh ilang oras sa dagat yon? mga dalwang oras ata yon! litsi! ang kaba ko grabe! dapat in cases like those indi na pina-pa-byahe ang mga barko!
Nabasa ko rin itong news na ito. At WOW! Pati Super Ferry pala ganito na rin. How the hell can we tell foreign people na maganda magbakasyon sa atin, which is totoo naman but pag ganito na nangyayari, maski sino mawawala confidence. First time ko sakay RORO naging relihiyoso ako ulit.
that’s very true rob,
walang consistency with tourism marketing considering na lumakas ata ang industry na to lately.
kahit anong batas at higpit gawin ng maritime authority ay lulubog at lulubog pa rin kasi surplus at segundamano ang mga bapor natin na pinaglumaan pa yata ng hapon at koreano nung WW2. dapat dun i-recycle na lang at gawin tansan.
ugaling pinoy you know… “pwede na yan!”
ugaling pinoy you know… “pwede na yan!”
oo nga!..or “pwede pa yan!”. nag-aarimuhunan sa tagalog.