Huge waves sink ship off Iloilo seas; 147 passengers rescued
08/01/2011Battered by huge waves, the Iloilo-bound vessel of Trans-Asia Shipping Lines capsized off Iloilo seas yesterday morning.
The 147 passengers of M/V Asia Malaysia, however, were all rescued by the responding search and rescue teams.
The vessel, supposed to arrive at the Iloilo port at 6 a.m. coming from Cebu, had never arrived as big waves started to pounce the vessel until it tilted to its right side where most of the cargoes were placed and started to sink.
The ship was manned by Capt. Romualdo Gualdizo, together with 35 crew..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110801nat6.html
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