By Calvin D. Cordova Cebu City – The search for the three missing passengers of the motorboat that capsized off Camotes Island continued Thursday, with authorities also looking at the possible liabilities of the boat captain. Two persons were killed when the MB Habagat Romeo sank Tuesday, and 29 people have been rescued. The missing passengers are all children: Carel Palomar, 9; Andie de Leon, 2, and Kiven Gonzaga, 4. Philippine Coast Guard Cebu Station Commander Jerome Cayabyab said Romar Hermosilla, the 51-year-old skipper of the MB Habagat Romeo, might be summoned for questioning. “But we have coordinated with the officials of the barangay where he lives so that when we invite him for further investigation, we can easily locate him,” said Cayabyab. He said the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) found that the Habagat was unregistered. Athough the boat is privately owned, it should have been registered with Marina, said Cayabyab. “We also found out that the skipper did not seek clearance to sail from the Coast Guard in Camotes. That is a violation,” he added. Because the boat is not registered, the Coast Guard could not determine if it was overloaded when it sank. “The capacity of the boat is indicated in its registration papers. In this case, we wouldn’t know if there was overloading since we don’t have a registration paper to check,” said Cayabyab. While there could be lapses on the part of Hermosilla, those who survived the incident are unwilling to sue him. “The survivors said they were the ones who asked the skipper to let them ride. The skipper just accommodated them,” Cayabyab said. The boat sailed from Carmen town around 7 a.m.  Tuesday for San Francisco town in Camotes. It was about four kilometers from San Francisco when big waves capsized it. The survivors were rescued by a passing cargo vessel, the MV Lite Ferry 27. “Considering that the missing passengers are children, it is unlikely that they survived. But we want to help the families of the missing children that’s why we are doing our best to find them,” Cayabyab said. The search is being carried out by 35 Coast Guard personnel. “Our sub-station in Camotes also dispatched an aluminum boat but I advised them to stay near the shoreline to monitor possible bodies,” Cayabyab said. Coastal barangays in Camotes were also advised to report to authorities any bodies that are found in their areas.