The Philippine Coast Guard on Wednesday said passenger vessel MV Filipinas Cebu ran aground in Concepcion, Iloilo on Tuesday because a helmsman, the one tasked to steer the ship, fell asleep.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed that it has found out the cause of the grounding of roll-on/roll-off vessel MV Filipinas Cebu in Iloilo on Tuesday, August 9, where 261 passengers and crew members were stranded.
(Screenshot courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard)
In a statement Wednesday,
A roll-on/roll-off passenger ship ran aground off Concepcion, Iloilo past Tuesday midnight, August 9.
(Screenshot courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard)
MV Filipinas Cebu, operated by Cokaliong Shipping Lines, departed from Iloilo at 7:14 p.m. Saturday bound for Cebu. However, it was grounded in