Sunday, September 6, 2009

PASSENGER SHIP TILTED, SANK OFF ZAMBO COAST

A SuperFerry passenger ship tilted and sank off coast of Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte Sunday morning.

As of this writing, initial reports disclose that three people, including a kid, died in the incident.

There are around 88 people went missing and more than 800 rescued.

Authorities has still to determine the cause of tilting of the SuperFerry 9 carrying a total of 968 persons on board (passengers and crew).

Aboitiz Transport System, owner of the ill-fated ship, assures full assistance to the victims.

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