Browsing by Subject "safety devices"

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    • Bangka, nasiraan sa Batanes, 48 nasagip 

      Noriega, Richa (Balita, February 6, 2021, on page 3)
      Nasagip ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang 33 pasahero at 15 na tripulante ng isang motorized banca matapos na masiraan sa laot sa Sabtang Island sa Batanes, nitong Miyerkules. Sa pahayag ng PCG, patungo sana sa Sabtang ...

    • Major challenge: boat operators: no money for modern hulls. 

      PN (Panay News, August 30, 2019, on page 1-14)
      The lack of financial resources to secure technologically-improved hull materials is a major challenge to boat operators and associations of Iloilo and Guimaras that have been told to change their wooden-hulled boats to ...

    • Overhaul looms: Iloilo Strait tragedy review of sea transportation 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (DailyGuardian, August 9, 2019, on page 1-15)
      The Iloilo Strait tragedy that claimed the lives of 31 people triggered the need to overhaul protocols, safety nets, and other measures in the sea transport industry. During his visit to the wake of the eight casualties ...

    • Regular checking of all Bacolod sea vessels urged 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, August 13, 2019, on page 2-13)
      The Sangguniang Panlungsod here urged the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to conduct a regular inspection of all sea vessels plying the waters of this city. “The PCG and Marina should ...

    • Shattered dreams: questions raised as sea tragedy breaks hearts 

      Tayona, Glenda; Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, August 5, 2019, on page 1-14)
      The squall that capsized three boats in the Iloilo Strait between this city and Guimaras Island past noon on Saturday did not only kill people. It also broke hearts and dashed dreams. The casualties included, among others, ...

    • Use lifejacket during entire trip - Marina 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, August 9, 2019, on page 1-14)
      All passengers of ships or boats with open deckhouses are required to wear lifejackets at all times, according to the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA). It issued the clarification in the wake of the capsizing of three ...

    • Vessel monitoring tech can save lives of Pinoy fisherfolk 

      (Panay News, September 25, 2017, on page B5-B11)
      Proper vessel monitoring can save lives and make fishing more sustainable. Seven sailors drowned when a Filipino merchant ship crashed into the USS Fritzgerald in the sea of Japan last 17 June. The accident was caused ...

    • Why passengers of Iloilo-Guimaras boats do not use life jackets 

      (Panay News, August 6, 2019, on page 7)
      The unfortunate sea tragedy in the Iloilo Strait on Aug. 3 that claimed the lives of 31 people (as of yesterday) raised a lot of questions. The most prominent of these questions is about the essential lifejacket. Were there ...