Passenger ship from CdO en route to Cebu tilts due to alleged ballast tank failure

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 11/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – (UPDATED, 10:20 a.m.) A passenger ship carrying close to 500 individuals failed to proceed to its scheduled trip to Cebu when it suffered listing problems shortly after departing the port of Cagayan de…

Ship that ran aground in Bantayan may have avoided fish cage

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Investigation has begun to shed light as to how a passenger roll-on-roll-off ship ran aground within the vicinity of Bantayan Island on Monday, October 23. And initial findings from the Philippine Coast Guard…

Passenger ship runs aground near Bantayan Island in Cebu

Paul Lauro 10/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Rescue operations are ongoing for passengers of a ship that ran aground within the vicinity of Bantayan Island in Cebu on Monday, October 23, 2023. The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7)…

Passenger vessel runs aground off Misamis Occidental

Richel V. Umel - @inquirerdotnet 04/21/2023

ILIGAN CITY — A passenger vessel ran aground in waters off Misamis Occidental province on Thursday evening, coast guard authorities said. Lieutenant Senior Grade Carlos Bayeta, coast guard station commander in Ozamiz City, said MV Filipinas Cebu…

223 passengers from aground ferry brought safely to Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The ferry passengers who were stranded after their ship ran aground in the seawaters of Iloilo last Tuesday, August 9, 2022, have been brought safely to Cebu.  The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed…

IN PHOTOS: Ship in flames, crew rescued

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A passenger ship that was momentarily used to transport goods between the islands of Cebu and Leyte caught fire while sailing off the waters around Catmon town in northern Cebu last Thursday evening,…

One of 29 crew members of MV Meridian Tres remains missing

Leo Udtohan, Robert Dejon 01/18/2017

BATO, Leyte-One crew member remained missing while 28 others were rescued when a cargo vessel sank in the waters near Dawahon Island between the provinces of Bohol and Leyte on Tuesday night. The survivors were rescued from…

Cokaliong Shipping acquires 12th Ro-Ro vessel

Frauline Maria S. Abangan 09/08/2016

Just days after unveiling MV Filipinas Jagna, Cokaliong Shipping Lines Inc. bared that it has acquired its 12th roll-on/roll-off vessel, amounting to almost P200 million, and it is still looking around to purchase more. MV Avrora Okushiri…

Cokaliong Shipping Lines unveils its newest ship

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/03/2016

Cokaliong Shipping Lines Inc. on Saturday afternoon officially unveiled to the traveling public the newest ship in its fleet. M/V Filipinas Jagna, which is valued at P260 million, is the company’s 11th ro-ro (roll on, roll off)…

SHIPPING LINES CUT DOWN FARES

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Jhunnex Napallacan 02/17/2016

Sea travel between Cebu and other provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao is now cheaper.  In some routes, the fare is cut by almost half of what it used to cost. With fuel prices dropping, at least…

Cokaliong buys new ship

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/19/2016

Second-hand vessel from Japan expected to arrive mid-April Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Inc. has acquired another passenger ferry from Japan, increasing its fleet to 11 roll-on-roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessels and one tugboat. The M/V Eins Soya will arrive in…

Six vessels grounded in Cebu due to ‘Onyok’

Jhunnex Napallacan 12/18/2015

SIX vessels were grounded by the Philippine Coast Guard-Cebu station due to the presence of tropical depression Onyok in Caraga region and other parts of Mindanao. Philippine Coast Guard-Cebu station commander Agapito Bibat said they barred a…

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