Philippine typhoon: Over 6,400 passengers stranded
Published on: Wednesday, December 04, 2019
By: Manila Bulletin
Photo Source: Manila Bulletin
MANILA: Evacuations and suspension of sea trips were ordered Tuesday as typhoon “Tisoy” continued to dump more rains in parts of Luzon and the Visayas.Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Sub-Station in Parañaque advises informal settlers along the shoreline of Barangay La Huerta to prepare for evacuation.ADVERTISEMENT
More than 6,400 passengers were left stranded in various port terminals in Central Visayas, Southern Tagalog, Western Visayas, Bicol, Eastern Visayas, and Southern Visayas as of 4am Tuesday, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
Operations of a total of 1,543 rolling cargoes, 126 vessels, and 63 motor bancas were also suspended while 234 vessels and 124 motor bancas took shelter as of Tuesday morning, the Coast Guard added.
While evacuations of residents in vulnerable areas in Metro Manila were enforced, sea trips in Iloilo Strait, which is declared as a special area, resumed from Tuesday morning until sunset of the same day only.
Lieutenant Commander Jose Jacinto, Coast Guard Station Guimaras Station Commander, announced that sea trips of fast crafts and roll-in, roll-out vessels at San Jose Wharf, Jordan, and McArthur Wharf in Buenavista, Guimaras to Iloilo and vice versa resumed their normal operations.ADVERTISEMENT
Sea voyage, however, was only allowed from sunrise to sunset and “the ship must arrive at the point of destination 30 minutes before sunset.”
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard Sub-Station in Paranaque worked with the city’s disaster risk reduction and management office in advising informal settlers along the shoreline of Barangay La Huerta to prepare for evacuation as big waves and strong winds are expected in their area throughout the day.
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The Coast Guard Station in Capiz conducted a coastal inspection at Banica Wharf in Barangay Banica in Roxas City, Capiz early Tuesday morning.
Fishermen in Navotas were also advised that no vessel of any type or tonnage shall be allowed to sail when public storm signal number 1 or higher is hoisted within their point of origin, intended route, and destination.