The ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars that capsized off the coast of Sibuyan Island in Romblon last Saturday, is still at the shore and the dead bodies weren’t found yet because of the bad weather condition in the area. But it is good to know that the survivor counts is now climing to 76, let’s just hope and pray that there are more survivors somewhere because as of the moment there are only 5 dead bodies found by the Coast Guard of the Philippines. But earlier after the accident it has been feared that around 700 were predicted dead because of no signs of survivors earlier, but I am glad there are climbing numbers of survivors were found at the nearby islands of the wreckage.
I just can’t understand why did this happened and why the Sulpicio Lines management still let the ship sail along the rough seas amid a fury typhoon risking hundreds of lives. Anyway, the damage has been done and there’s nothing we can do to bring back the lives of the people who died. Prayer is one thing we can offer for them. But this should be a lesson to all the Shipping lines company. Doing business is good but when it cost lives that’s another story. I just hope that more survivors will be found as the search and rescue operation is still going on.
Here’s a message from a youtube member who uploaded his voyage with the MV Princess of the Star way back his journey here in the Philippines.
A passenger ship MV Princess of the Stars has sunk off in the waters of Romblon, Philippines on Saturday. Gov’t officials said they saw Sulpicio Lines’ Princess of the Stars capsized. The ship may have approximately 700 passengers and crews.
It’s traveling in the rough seas amid a fury typhoon when the engine failed. Hundreds are feared dead. The typhoon has killed at least 141 people and 255 people are missing, most of them fishermen. The massive ferry which was built to hold about 2,000 people, flipped over about a mile off the shore of Sibuyan Island as typhoon Fengshen pummeled the Philippines.
While it is a tragic accident in its entirety, it could have been avoided. We all know that the Philippines is composed of 7,107 islands and traveling by boat is the most common means of transportation. But why did they permit the boat to sail off risking the lives of 700 people? Is there no more such thing as postponement or cancellation of the travel? What’s the role of PAGASA and the Coast Guard. Are they all busy practicing the papaya dance for YouTube upload? How old are the vessel and inter-islands boats? I think the issue is hopeless and the only thing that we can do is pray.
Let’s all pray for the deceased, their surviving families and hope for the betterment of the situation. Here’s a short prayer to our Blessed Mother.
We turn to you for protection, Holy Mother of God. Listen to our prayers and help us in our needs. Save us from every danger, glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
The songs and the pics are not quite relevant..it’s just my general message of sustainable growth.
