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+ December 19, 2020 MORE than 300 passengers were stranded in Cebu ports as of 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 after the Philippine Coast Guard District Central Visayas halted sea travel in areas under storm signal number 1 as Tropical Depression (TD) Vicky crossed parts of Mindanao.
A total of 230 passengers bound for Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, Surigao, and Masbate were stranded at the Cebu Port’s Terminal 1, while 68 passengers bound for Dapitan were stranded in Mainit port, Oslob in southern Cebu.
Ten passengers bound for Negros were also stranded in Tabuelan port.
The Coast Guard Stations of Camotes and Eastern Bohol also suspended travel for all types of vessels, regardless of tonnage, in areas placed under a tropical cyclone warning signal.