Thursday, June 13, 2013

RoRo vessel sinks off Masbate; one reported dead





A roll-on-roll-off (RoRo) passenger vessel, Mv Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, sank off Masbate early dawn Friday after developing engine trouble.

Coast Guard personnel have rescued 34 passengers with at least 22 still missing. The survivors were taken to a Masbate hospital.

One lady passenger was reported as the casualty so far.

The vessel was also carrying two passenger buses and two trucks when it sank, three hours after leaving a Masbate town port.

There were 22 crew members and 40 passengers on the ship’s manifest.

Masbate health officers said 15 were taken to Masbate health centers while 19 were still being attended to at the port as of press time.

Mv Our Lady of Rosary, sister ship of the ill-fated vessel and Coast Guard ships helped in the still on-going rescue operations.

Coast Guard’s BRP Pampanga was also being deployed to assist in the search and rescue effort.

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A roll-on-roll-off (RoRo) passenger vessel, Mv Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, sank off Masbate early dawn Friday after developing engine trouble.
Coast Guard personnel have rescued 34 passengers with at least 22 still missing. The survivors were taken to a Masbate hospital.
One lady passenger was reported as the casualty so far.
The vessel was also carrying two passenger buses and two trucks when it sank, three hours after leaving a Masbate town port.
There were 22 crew members and 40 passengers on the ship’s manifest.
Masbate health officers said 15 were taken to Masbate health centers while 19 were still being attended to at the port as of press time.
Mv Our Lady of Rosary, sister ship of the ill-fated vessel and Coast Guard ships helped in the still on-going rescue operations.
Coast Guard’s BRP Pampanga was also being deployed to assist in the search and rescue effort.
- See more at: http://www.ufs.com.ph/passenger-vessel-sinks-off-masbate-one-reported-dead#sthash.bGMfMBi9.dpuf
A roll-on-roll-off (RoRo) passenger vessel, Mv Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, sank off Masbate early dawn Friday after developing engine trouble.
Coast Guard personnel have rescued 34 passengers with at least 22 still missing. The survivors were taken to a Masbate hospital.
One lady passenger was reported as the casualty so far.
The vessel was also carrying two passenger buses and two trucks when it sank, three hours after leaving a Masbate town port.
There were 22 crew members and 40 passengers on the ship’s manifest.
Masbate health officers said 15 were taken to Masbate health centers while 19 were still being attended to at the port as of press time.
Mv Our Lady of Rosary, sister ship of the ill-fated vessel and Coast Guard ships helped in the still on-going rescue operations.
Coast Guard’s BRP Pampanga was also being deployed to assist in the search and rescue effort.
- See more at: http://www.ufs.com.ph/passenger-vessel-sinks-off-masbate-one-reported-dead#sthash.bGMfMBi9.dpuf

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