Shipwreck and flooding

[midwestdvr]

sulpicio has a horrendous record... i'm surprised they are still allowed to operate...

this is really sad...

and to be realistic with the ship that close to shore forget about it being a viable divesite in the intermediate future... it'll be salvaged for scrap metal so fast it'll be like it was never there...

hell... i can already see the vultures circling

Jag

You can't sue for big money like they do here in the US. Really sad to hear about this. I'm always a little nervous when riding on some of the ferries in the PI for this reason.

As for the capsized boat being a dive site, won't happen. Had a ferry flip over at Romblon Port and mentioned the same thing to the DM how it'd make a great wreck dive site. Didn't happen, the steel was just too valuable.

 

[Babydamulag]

Sun.Star Network Online - Container ship capsized off Antique waters


Well, wouldn't you know it....we now have a bona fide shipwreck in our front yard. It is a sad scenario that brings us to this though. We understand that the ship's company of 20 lost one crew member. The environmental hazards are many still....bunker oil, plastics, petroleum products, etc....we'll see how that goes. Still no power day 7.

 

[vane_03]

and another problem arises, turn out the M/V Princess of the Stars has shipment of endosulfan (a highly toxic pesticide) aboard which they did not declare and should not have been loaded on a on passenger vessel. Retrieval operations are now temporarily aborted.

ABS-CBN News Online (Beta)

Sulpicio Lines faces new probe for endosulfan cargo - report - Yahoo! Philippines News

 

[pakman]

short news video from Reuters on the recovery effort...

Divers scour Philippines wreck | Video | Reuters.com
[warning: there is a brief shot of a recovered corpse, so not recommended for the squeamish or minors]

 

[shugar]

short news video from Reuters on the recovery effort...

Divers scour Philippines wreck | Video | Reuters.com
[warning: there is a brief shot of a recovered corpse, so not recommended for the squeamish or minors]

but highly recommended for sick pervs...

unfortunately no midgets involved in this video... pervs of that persuasion, please carry on...

Jag

 

[Matthew]

We are taking care of our own....out of our pocket. We have taken care of our family and employees.

Of course you should. We all do. Who else do you expect to take care of your family and employees???