国际英语新闻:Philippines to drill capsized ferry to rescue passengers
Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo said at a press conference that he has ordered 14 coast guard divers to penetrate the vessel, with assistance from Navy and ship company's diving crew.
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The bow of the MV Princess of Stars passenger ferry sticks out of the water off the coast of Sibuyan island in the central Philippines June 23, 2008. |
But Tamayo said there might still be air pockets inside the ship, where survivors could have stayed, although more than 48 hours have passed since the ferry first went off.
The drilling is expected to process on Tuesday as the Navy announced that it would suspend rescue at night due to the insufficient equipments for late night operation.
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Medical personnel attend to survivors of the passenger ferry MV Princess of Stars after it capsized off Sibuyan island, central Philippines, at a hospital in Lucena city south of Manila June 23, 2008. Rescuers held little hope on Monday of finding some 800 people missing from the ferry, as divers prepared to drill into the ship's hull in the hope of finding survivors in air pockets. |
The authorities said earlier on Monday they were able to save and identify 34 survivors while they were checking the identities of another group of 25. The rest, the authorities said, remain missing.
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Alaysa Caranoo holds a photo of her brother, who was on board the capsized ferry MV Princess of Stars, while waiting with relatives for the latest information outside the office of Sulpicio Lines in the port area of Manila June 23, 2008. Rescuers scoured the seas around the capsized ferry in the Philippines on Monday for more than 800 people missing after it sank two days ago, as the official death toll from Typhoon Fengshen rose to about 160 |
"The waves and wind must have been strong. We just hope we can recover more survivors," he said.
The Navy has sent two patrol gunboats, a patrol ship, two helicopters, and a Navy Islander plane to the site, as the USNS Stockham of the United States Navy, with search and rescue helicopters aboard, has been ordered to proceed to the Philippines from Japan to augment the rescue team
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