The inquiry into the capsizing of Philippines ferry the Princess of the Stars has highlighted insufficient ballast as a possible cause.
A member of the Board of Maritime Inquiry Commodore Amado Romillo told the inquiry that two of the vessel’s four ballast tanks were empty when it set sail making the vessel unstable and causing it to capsize in heavy seas.
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Sulpicio probe draws attention to ballast
Fri 04 Jul, 2008
| Posted in: Conventional & Freight
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