I couldn’t understand why the Philippine Coast Guard allowed the ‘Princess of the Stars’ to sail despite the fact that a typhoon is brewing in the country. Ships sinks on good weather but the propensity of Ship sinking in a bad weather is so much higher. We are now left with hundreds of grieving families of the passengers who died when the ship capsized.
The government, Sulpicio Lines (owner of the capsized ship) and the families of the victims are now pointing fingers on who really are responsible for the tragedy that could have been prevented. I pity the families of the victims because no amount of insurance money could commensurate to the lives that were lost.
The government is now on the process of retrieving the dead bodies of the passengers and officers. Identifying the dead bodies will follow. It is very important for the families get their corpses (dead relatives) in order to have a closure.
This will never be the first or the last sea tragedy. The Philippines is an archipelago and sea disaster is very common. The safest travel so far is the air travel. The airline industry should come up with inexpensive and affordable fares so that passengers will have an alternative to the very dangerous sea travel.
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