China: Barge hits brige near Guangzhou, plunging vehicles in water

Reuters 02/22/2024

BEIJING  — Two people were killed after a barge collided with a bridge over a waterway in China’s Pearl River Delta near Guangzhou city, causing part of the bridge to break off, plunging vehicles into the water,…

 Samboan: Man dies after he accidentally falls off barge moored in wharf

Paul Lauro 08/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 60-year-old man died after he fell off a barge moored at the Maayo Shipping Wharf in Barangay San Sebastian, Samboan town in southern Cebu. Police Executive Staff Sergeant Bethoven Rocamora of the…

Chan, Marina reps tackle water transport problem in Olango

Futch Anthony Inso 01/06/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan together with representatives from the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), has visited the Olango Island on Thursday morning, January 6, 2021. This after Chan appealed to MARINA to…

Four gunmen barge into house in ‘Lacion, kill man

Paul Lauro 03/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Four unidentified gunmen barged into a house in Barangay Pulpogan, Consolacion town in northern Cebu at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020, and shot dead a 29-year-old man. Police Major Verniño Noserale,…

MARINA suspends operation of 3 vessels involved in Saturday’s collision

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/20/2017

CEBU CITY–The Maritime Industry Authority in Central Visayas (Marina-7) has grounded the three vessels involved in the mishap that left 58 passengers wounded on Saturday. MV St. Braquiel of 2Go Shipping, SMC Barge No. 8 of San…

WHO IS AT FAULT?

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/19/2017

MV ST. BRAQUIEL-SMC BARGE 8 COLLISION The Cebu Station of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has still to determine who was at fault in Saturday night’s sea mishap along Mactan Channel that injured 49 persons, amid claims…

LET’S DO FERRY

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla, Vanessa Lucero, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/09/2016

Marina opens application for  more ferry operators More ferries are set to ply the Mactan Channel as an immediate solution to the horrendous traffic along the major roads and on the two bridges linking Mandaue City on…

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