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Post by jr on Feb 27, 2004 12:58:44 GMT 8
Guys, I seen on TV .. a luxury ferry on fire traveling from Manila to Bacolod. Any updates..
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Post by warlock^_^ on Feb 27, 2004 15:38:05 GMT 8
www.inq7.net/brk/2004/feb/27/brkoth_6-1.htmAt least 2 confirmed dead in ferry disaster Posted: 3:13 PM (Manila Time) | Feb. 27, 2004 INQ7.net with GMA 7 AT LEAST two passengers are confirmed dead while 71 others are still unaccounted for after a passenger ferry caught fire off Manila on Friday, GMA 7's "Flash Report" said. The report quoted authorities from WG&A SuperFerry 14 as saying that two of its 877 crew and passengers had died although they have not been identified. The same report said 71 were still unaccounted for in the tragedy, which it added struck past midnight. It added that the captain ordered an evacuation at about 1:20 a.m. An earlier report on INQ7.net on Friday identified the vessel master as Captain Ceferino Manzo. It also reported that the ferry sank in the vicinity of Corregidor and El Fraile Islands. Of the 877 people aboard the ferry, at least 788 were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard, including eight who were brought to nearby hospitals for treatment of their injuries, the GMA 7 "Flash Report" report said. The same report also said officials were investigating passenger accounts that a loud explosion was heard at the engine room of the ferry before the fire broke out
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Post by gulliver on Feb 27, 2004 17:28:12 GMT 8
man, that is really tough! WG&A pa
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Post by maxbuwaya on Feb 27, 2004 18:14:08 GMT 8
WGatA na pinaka dabest cruise dito sa pinas, kaya nakakahinyang talaga.
11:00pm depart 1:00 may sumabog
dehins pa confirmed ang mga fatality, sa mga kamaganak muna pinapaalam bago sa media(good move by WG&A)
no reports of overloading of passengers (which common practice dito)
algang alaga naman ang mga na rescue as ive seen on teevee.
ABS CBN has live shots from 6:00am hanngang 5:00pm COOL!!!
jr,
abangan mo sa TFC for sure ipapalabas iyan!
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Post by jr on Feb 27, 2004 22:16:47 GMT 8
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Post by jr on Feb 29, 2004 10:53:08 GMT 8
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Post by warlock^_^ on Feb 29, 2004 12:12:17 GMT 8
180? only 1 confirmed fatality but 100 is still missing...
but still its sad to hear...
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