Three months and one week after MV Princess of the Stars fell on its side and turned belly up, government probers are releasing their findings, not about what caused the tragedy but about who is to blame.
Strangely, the Board of Marine Inquiry is telling the public what it wants to hear: that only the ship owner, Sulpicio Lines, should be on the carpet with its Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) recommended for cancellation.
No debate there, maybe.
Wait, what about the wholesale negligence on the part of government?
- What of the Coast Guard and its white elephant maritime emergency communications project?
- What of the PAGASA and its utter failure to procure previously budgeted weather forecasting equipment?
- What of the Philippine Ports Authority, the MARINA and their failure to police the ports, including having competent harbor masters?
- What of the shippers of highly toxic, improperly declared cargo?
- Will the neglect for the shi
ping industry as a whole just continue? - Are we all now just going to shrug our shoulders until the next Philippine maritime disaster claims hundreds of lives?
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Sulpicio lines is a very big company, more than 20 owners running the business. The person responsible for clearing the vessel is no other than MR JONATHAN GO, VP for Operations. the authorities should file charges against this person.
Really good post Pinning the Blame, Letting Negligence Fester: The Princess of the Stars Tragedy
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