101 East - Sinking Standard - November 20 2008 part 1

Every year, Filipinos rely on sea vessels as the main form of transport between the countrys 7000 islands.

But poorly trained crews, old and overcrowded ferries and poor safety standards cause over 200 accidents a year.

In the worse accident this year, the MV Princess of the Stars went down in a typhoon, claiming almost 800 lives.

This week on 101 East asks what will it take to put an end to the Philippines disasters at sea?

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[PeeteyP]

in other words, you don't know what you're talking about.

[fourheadfox]

you can change culture blind eyes, hope that by the time you open the truth the will stop boarding the vessel an inform not knowledgeable Filipino will always at risk. company shipping in manila at not at risk of going out of Business insurances regulation favor company over life of the passenger. you can sued them to bankruptcy. settle at no cost more than a carabao. just like a carabao filipino in the philippine like wilder beast always looking forward to an end of site."never learned"

[caligulla]

Given any large enough collection of vessels with inadequate maintenance on unforgiving seas, well . . . I think they are dong fairly well.

No matter what, even if they give instructions to the passengers (someone boarding a ferry should KNOW where the emergency gear is or go find it) the fact that remains is that the bulk of the time when an emergency happens, even the crew sometimes panics, to say nothing of the passengers.

[ubuibiok]

Rules, no rules, boat sinks, no more business