Stricter Rules For Ferries

摘要

The new regulations are partly in responsernto the capsize of the ferry Maejan in December, which caused the deaths of over 40 passengers, and the sinking of the small passenger vessel Roliv in a typhoon the previous month, which caused the deaths of at least 11 passengers. These came just months after the loss of Sulpicio Lines' Princess of the Stars (pictured above) and most of its 850 passengers.rnA lack of safety regulations in Philippines' ferry operations has finally been addressed by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina), which regulates the country's commercial shipping industry and imposes safety rules for ships in domestic waters. "What happened in the Sulpicio incidents and other accidents forced the government to look into safety regulations for passengers," Joy Cabatingan, Marina's director for education and information, explained to SASI.