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Coast Guard lifts suspension of Iloilo-Guimaras boat trips after sea tragedy

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Joyce Ann Clavecillas, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/la63Ny4fs8k?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard has lifted the suspension of the operations of passenger motorbancas in the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait, where 31 people died after 3 wooden-hulled boats sank earlier this month, an official said Tuesday. </p><p>Trips are expected to resume early Tuesday after the 10-day suspension, but the weather should be fair and boats should only carry 75 percent of their passenger capacity, said PCG-Western Visayas commander Commodore Allan Dela Vega. </p><p>Passengers are also required to wear life jackets, instead of just holding these, he told ABS-CBN News. </p><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/05/19/squall-may-have-caused-iloilo-guimaras-sea-tragedy">Squall</a> or sudden violent winds might have caused the Aug. 3 accident in the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait, PCG spokesman Commander Armand Balilo earlier said. </p><p>Scores of people die each year from ferry accidents in the Philippines, an archipelago of 7,100 islands with a poor record for maritime safety. </p><div><strong>With a report from Reuters </strong></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/19/iloilo-guimaras-sea-tragedy-prompts-probe-on-boat-design">Iloilo-Guimaras sea tragedy prompts probe on boat design</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/08/19/looming-ban-on-wooden-bancas-in-guimaras-too-abrupt-says-governor">Looming ban on wooden bancas in Guimaras &#x27;too abrupt&#x27;, says governor</a></li></ul>

<p>The Philippine Coast Guard has lifted the suspension of the operations of passenger motorbancas in the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait, where 31 people died after 3 wooden-hulled boats sank earlier this month, an official said Tuesday. <br /> </p>

The Philippine Coast Guard has lifted the suspension of the operations of passenger motorbancas in the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait, where 31 people died after 3 wooden-hulled boats sank earlier this month, an official said Tuesday.

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Coast Guard lifts suspension of Iloilo-Guimaras boat trips after sea tragedy

Joyce Ann Clavecillas,

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Published Aug 13, 2019 08:21 AM PHT

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Updated Aug 13, 2019 12:07 PM PHT

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