Ferry Capsized in Central Philippines

Another ferry mishap in the Philippians, is a real eye opener to me. I still have much to learn but I had noticed strong winds and stronger than normal waves in the bay here in Bogo City. This ferry that sank with at least 39 dead and 10 still missing is not far from me. It’s a bit north, its just an island away. The mishap occurred near Masbate, in the Central Philippines.

Reports are that 79 have been saved by the Philippine Navy and that’s great to hear. What this is meaning to me is that, we can’t leave it up to the ferry operators to take care of our safety. There are many articles around the Internet that speak to the danger of these Ferries. I suspect these are the smaller pump boat type ferries but I don’t know. There was the major ferry that sank during Typhoon Frank that left over 700 dead and missing. If a large operator like that cannot be trusted to do what is safe, it comes down to us using our own judgment. No one forces us to get on these boats and its time that we say we’ll catch the next one.

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