Tuesday, December 29, 2009

51 still missing in ferry sinking PH; responsabilities?


Yesterday 6 persons were declared dead, 51 missing, 69 survived the tradegy with the vessel, bringing the total number of passengers on 126.The discrepancy in the passenger manifest has been explaned, the MOSD showed only 20 passengers, later a second list with 47 peoples, the socalled supplemental passengers list, and 41 classified as passengers not included in the manifest.whatever no overload could be registered, because the capacity is 284 allowable total capacity.Funny enough i count 127 persons now.The other ferry going from Calapan ( Mindoro) to Batangas had 87 pessengers and 14 crew members,=101
Who is responsable?
the ships owner? the government?the Naval authorities,the coast Guard PCGA, maritime authorities,Industry authority?
The House and Senate for not approving the Philippine Maritime Code? and the Commision?The Coast Guard which has no authority to enforce safety rules?and Regulations ?
(Senate Bill 3389) The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will meet tooday in a hearing session.Did the crew follow the maritime rules?Human error or overloading in one ship?
According to the Red Cross The Philippines is the fourth most accident -prone country in the world. ( with inter island traffic between 7107 islands,...........................)
Other causes are crew-members not qualified, too young or to old, exhaustive working hours,etc.
Another solution:put the country's air and sea defence systems at par with other neighbouring States.A President who presses anew for deregulation of shipping industry ( in a less developed country.........),i personally think that politics and pressure groups will hinder a quick solution.

We need a strong independent President in election-may 2010 period.But even he or she has to cooperate with House and Senate.
God bless the Philippines.

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