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.
RESCUED. All 279 passengers of the grounded MV Filipinas Cebu take the motorized boats on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 9, 2022) for transfer to bigger rescue ships. The roll on- roll off/passenger vessel of the Cokaliong Shipping Lines ran aground off waters of Sitio Maipe, Barangay Igbon, Concepcion, Iloilo on August 8.(Photo courtesy of Jhon Rey Asturias/Concepcion Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office) ILOILO CITY - The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) effective Tuesday suspended the passenger ship safety certificate (PSSC) disallowing travel of MV Filipinas Cebu, a roll on-roll off/passenger vessel of the Cokaliong Shipping Lines bound for Cebu, which ran aground off waters of Sitio Maipe, Barangay Igbon, Concepcion, Iloilo on Aug. 8, 2022. "While the PSSC is suspended, the coast guard will not allow the vessel to travel. The shipping company has to comply with the guidelines before the lifting of the suspension order by the MARINA," said Coast Guard Iloi