Cruise ship stranded in GenSan removed
So we immediately made a move to extract it,” he said.
The official said they did not face any difficulty in moving the ship as they were aided by the strong winds.
Commodore George Ursabia, commander of PCG Southeastern Mindano, earlier said they decided during a technical meeting on Monday to start the salvage operations on Wednesday afternoon when the tide in the area was foreseen to be at its highest level.
The meeting was attended by city officials and representatives from salvor firm Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc., which was tapped by the PCG to lead the salvage operations.||| |||buy inderal online with |||
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During the meeting, the official said the city government and other local stakeholders agreed to set their interventions on a phased basis.
“Phase one will be the extraction of the vessel, phase two will be the damage assessment and phase three will be the negotiations for compensation on the damages,” he said.
A PCG report said the cruise ship came from Mexico City in Mexico and was en route to Singapore when it ran out of bunker fuel last Friday.
The vessel, which was forced to use diesel fuel, ran aground while trying to reach the Makar port here to refuel.
MV Victory Pacific, which is manned by 21 Indian nationals, drifted towards the shores of Purok Silway San Juan of Barangay Dadiangas West, specifically near a community inhabited by informal settlers.
MV Victory Pacific, which is an ageing vessel, has no passengers on board during the incident.
The vessel listed India as its final destination and where it was reportedly scheduled for decommissioning. (MindaNews)
