ZAMBOANGA CITY – Survivors and families of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 victims have expressed relief and vindication over the filing of charges against operator Aleson Shipping Lines. They said that they were right over their claims that the ship was overloaded when it left for Sulu from Zamboanga City...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Wednesday, Feb. 11, that it has ordered the filing of administrative cases against Aleson Shipping Lines, the operator of MV Trisha Kirsten 3, following the ferry’s sinking off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan last month. DOTr Sec. Giovanni Lopez...
The death toll from the sinking of roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel MV Trisha Kerstin 3 climbed to 51 after Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) technical divers recovered six more bodies from the wreck, a ranking official revealed on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Five bodies were found during a deep dive that began at...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte visited Sulu province and Zamboanga City on Monday, Feb. 9, to offer support, sympathies, and assistance to victims of the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 that sank in the sea of Baluk Baluk Island in Basilan province last Jan. 26. Duterte arrived in Sulu at 7...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday night, Feb 4, confirmed the possible location of the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 as three more bodies were recovered by search and retrieval teams, pushing the death toll to 45. A vessel believed to be the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 was found using the side-scan...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday confirmed the location of the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 during the dive operations in the sea of Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan. In a Facebook post, PCG Technical Diving Group supervisor Commander Cheska Jamorol said the vessel is lying in an east-to-west...
Aside from using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), a side-scan sonar system is now being utilized by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to hasten search and rescue (SAR) operations for the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 as diving efforts entered its sixth day on Tuesday, Feb. 3. PCG spokesperson Capt....
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) briefly diverted its search and rescue (SAR) operations for victims of MV Trisha Kirsten 3 to another distressed passenger vessel off Basilan early Monday morning, Feb. 2. PCG units were conducting SAR operations for MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in the vicinity waters off...
Nine from the ill-fated MV Trisha Kerstin 3 have been identified and brought to Jolo, Sulu and Zamboanga City on Friday, Jan.30. According to the Basilan Provincial Risk Reduction Management Office, the bodies of Dayam Awaluddin, Nalda Muksan, Harlene Asgali, and Nursalyn Muammil were brought to...
After its initial reluctance, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday, Jan. 30, finally admitted that the roll-on/roll-off M/V Trisha Kirsten 3 may have been overloaded when it sank off Basilan. PCG spokesperson Captain Noemie Cayabyab said the basis for this assessment is the recovery of 11...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The death toll in the sinking of the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 increased to 28 after 11 more bodies were found on Thursday, Jan. 29. Eleven bodies were found floating on Thursday morning in the vicinity of Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan province where the vessel sunk. They were seven...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Kusug Tausug party-list Rep. Aiman Tan has sought a full and independent investigation on the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in Basilan province last Monday. In a privilege speech on Tuesday, Tan said an independent probe should determine the cause of the tragedy, the action and...
