MV princess star sink by typhoon “FRANK”....

The ship, en route from the capital Manila to the central island of Cebu and 16 hours into its 22-hour voyage, issued a distress signal before going down mid-day Saturday.

According to the National Disaster Coordinating council, casualty count has reached 86, but the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) said it has reached more than 140. PNRC chief Sen. Richard Gordon said the number would probably go up as they are still waiting for reports from their offices across the country.
The current count also does not include potential hundreds of casualties from the capsized MV Princess of the Stars with over 700 passengers and crew on board.
So far, only 28 survivors and 3 casualties have been accounted for. Four of the survivors have been earlier found in a coastal village in Sibuyan Island, where the capsized vessle could be seen.
Reports of more than 20 additional survivors were spotted in Quezon province Monday dawn. They reportedly underwent medical tests.

Bad weather hampers rescue.

"Along with the rescue vessel provided by the Philippine Coastguard, we have dispatched our M/V Cebu Princess and hired 2 Malayan tagboats to aid in the rescue," the statement said, but it added that "severe we weather condition delayed the rescue efforts both from the sea and on air.”

In a statement released late Sunday evening, Sulpicio Lines Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Go said they are "deeply saddened" by the unfortunate event that happened on the ship.


“Early morning I heard from news that Pope Benedict pray for the MV Princess Victims.”



“Let’s pray for them too guys….”