No final compensation amount yet for damaged Monad Shoal

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/11/2016

Although the owner of MV Belle Rose has guaranteed a maximum payment of US$ 1.5 million to pay for damages caused when the vessel ran aground in Monad Shoal off Malapascua Island, it is still not the…

Vessel’s owner told: Upgrade systems

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/07/2016

Nearly a month after their vessel ran aground off Monad Shoal in Daanbantayan town, the management of the Panamanian vessel MV Belle Rose was advised to set up an electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS). Philippine…

Ship owner assures $1.5-M rehab funds for Monad Shoal

Carmel Loise Matus 07/01/2016

The vessel which ran aground in Monad Shoal last month has been allowed to set sail to Subic Bay, Zambales for repairs after the Cebu provincial government received without objection the ship owner’s letter of guarantee ensuring…

Task force completes Monad Shoal damage assessment, to release amount by Friday

06/28/2016

The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) Chief Baltazar Tribunalo Jr. announced the Task Force Monad Shoal has completed actual measurements of the damaged area where MV Belle Rose ran aground. Tribunalo made the announcement…

Experts to assess extent of damage of Monad Shoal

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/22/2016

WITH the removal of the Panama-registered MV Belle Rose from where it ran aground in Monad Shoal off Malaspascua Island in northern Cebu, a team of divers will now focus on measuring the exact damaged area to…

Compromise reached on Monad Shoal damage

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/21/2016

The Cebu provincial government and other entities that suffered damage after the cargo vessel MV Belle Rose ran aground in the waters off Daanbantayan town last week have formally agreed to settle the matter amicably and allow…

Capitol: Vessel won’t leave until damages are paid for

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/20/2016

Local officials don’t want the Panamanian-registered cargo vessel MV Belle Rose to leave the country after it was refloated yesterday. The refloating came eight days after the vessel ran aground in the waters off a famous dive…

Long-term damage

Editorial 06/20/2016

Being a country composed of more than 7,000 islands occupied by residents that raise children who can swim and earn money diving for fish and pearls, the Philippines surprisingly registers more maritime tragedies than airline accidents. The…

MV Belle Rose refloated at Monad Shoal

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/20/2016

CEBU CITY—The Panamanian-registered cargo vessel that ran aground in a famous dive spot off Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan town in Cebu was refloated past 10 a.m. on Monday, after two days of slowly pulling it back to deeper…

MV Belle Rose moved backward

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/19/2016

The Panamanian vessel MV Belle Rose which ran aground off Monad Shoal in Daanbantayan has moved 85 meters backward, an official of the Malayan Towage and Salvaging Corp. and the Philippine Coast Guard-Cebu station confirmed yesterday. “The…

Tide, broken pumps bar ship recovery

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/18/2016

The strong tide and malfunctioning ballast pumps kept a salvor company from moving the stranded Panamanian vessel MV Belle Rose away from Monad Shoal at Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu yesterday. Noel Kimmayong, marine superintendent…

Salvage operation for MV Belle Rose starts

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/18/2016

CEBU CITY—Three tugboats were used to pull back a Panamanian-registered cargo vessel that ran aground on the shoal off Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan town, in northern Cebu. Two tugboats were at the back portion of MV Belle…

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