‘Princess’ salvage work to take 1 more year - report
06/22/2009 | 08:03 AM
MANILA, Philippines - Salvage work on the ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars, which capsized a year ago due to typhoon Frank, may drag on for another year, a radio report said Monday.
Radio dzRH reported Romblon Rep. Eleandro Jesus Madrona as saying that the salvage firm undertaking the job is setting up a base in San Fernando town on Sibuyan Island in Romblon province, near the site where the ship capsized.
Madrona said the salvage firm expects to remove all the cargo in two months and another 10 months to cut up the ship to get the wreckage out of the area.
According to Madrona, the second part of the operation would involve removal of remains of other passengers believed trapped in the ship.
In a separate radio interview Monday, Coast Guard commandant Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo said they expect salvage operations to go full blast.
“Tuluy-tuloy ang operation. Inaasahan kung ma-unload ang barko ay maiangat ito sa isang lugar, sang-ayon sa ating environmental laws. Walang humpay ang operation [The operation will push through. We expect to do this even as we try to comply with environmental laws]," Tamayo said in an interview on dzXL radio.
He added that remains of passengers that will be recovered would be turned over to appropriate agencies for DNA testing for identification. - GMANews.TV
Radio dzRH reported Romblon Rep. Eleandro Jesus Madrona as saying that the salvage firm undertaking the job is setting up a base in San Fernando town on Sibuyan Island in Romblon province, near the site where the ship capsized.
Madrona said the salvage firm expects to remove all the cargo in two months and another 10 months to cut up the ship to get the wreckage out of the area.
According to Madrona, the second part of the operation would involve removal of remains of other passengers believed trapped in the ship.
In a separate radio interview Monday, Coast Guard commandant Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo said they expect salvage operations to go full blast.
“Tuluy-tuloy ang operation. Inaasahan kung ma-unload ang barko ay maiangat ito sa isang lugar, sang-ayon sa ating environmental laws. Walang humpay ang operation [The operation will push through. We expect to do this even as we try to comply with environmental laws]," Tamayo said in an interview on dzXL radio.
He added that remains of passengers that will be recovered would be turned over to appropriate agencies for DNA testing for identification. - GMANews.TV
