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MARINA suspends 2 vessels involved in Cebu collision

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Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on Monday suspended the operations of the fast craft and cargo vessel that crashed into each other along the Mactan Channel in Cebu last weekend.</p><p>MARINA enforcement service director Ronald Bandalaria said the two vessels are not allowed to travel, pending the results of their investigation into the accident.</p><p>The suspension will also be in effect until they determine that both vessels are seaworthy, Bandalaria added.</p><p>&quot;They will be suspended until such time that they validate that the vessel are fit to go on its intended voyage. We have to validate kung seaworthy yung vessel,&quot; he said.</p><p>The licenses of the masters of both vessels were also suspended, while the their owners were issued a show cause order.</p><p>The Supercat Fast Ferry Corporation owns the fast craft MV St Jhudiel, while Primary Trident Marine Solutions owns the cargo vessel LCT Poseidon 23. </p><p>Up to 30 people were injured after the two vessels collided on Sunday, with 8 passengers and 2 crew members from the fast craft sustaining major injuries.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/21/23/fast-craft-collides-with-another-vessel-in-waters-off-mactan">Fast craft collides with another vessel in waters off Mactan</a></li></ul><div><strong>What went before</strong></div><p>A report on the accident said the fast craft had &quot;steering failures&quot; as it approached the old Mactan Bridge. </p><p>The masters of the vessel discussed through radio what course to take to prevent a collision, but it later changed course towards the port side bow of the cargo ship. </p><p>MARINA said both ships are presumed to bear safety certificates, adding that the responsibility to check the vessel&#x27;s seaworthiness lies on the shipowners and the officers of the ship.</p><p>&quot;If there are some liabilities, the MARINA is mandated to penalize,&quot; Bandalaria added. </p><p>The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) also said it had received reports about the MV St. Jhudiel experiencing a hydraulics problem last week.</p><p>&quot;Apparently may report na last week meron na silang problema sa barko at naayos at ngayon nagkaroon ng problema.” said PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo.</p><p>Balilo said they are checking whether the problem with the hydraulics could be related to the incident last Sunday. PCG was one of the first responders in the area. </p><p>The incident in Cebu is the second maritime incident involving passenger vessels this year.</p><p>It came almost 2 months since a fire razed the ferry M/V Lady Mary Joy 3 off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan, killing at least 31 people.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/05/23/31-dead-in-basilan-ferry-fire">Basilan ferry fire death toll rises to 31, as more bodies recovered</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/multimedia/photo/03/30/23/several-still-missing-after-basilan-ship-mishap">Several still missing after Basilan ship mishap</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1MchPYcLGDo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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MARINA suspends 2 vessels involved in Cebu collision

Jacque Manabat,

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Published May 22, 2023 06:59 PM PHT

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