Sulpicio Lines loses license to carry passengers

[Little_Mermaid88]

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Almost seven years after the sinking of “M/V Princess of the Stars”, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) cancelled Sulpicio Lines, Inc.'s authority to carry passengers across the sea.

In a 50-page ruling in the administrative case against Sulpicio Lines, now called Span Asia Carrier, MARINA cancelled the “Certificate of Public Convenience” it granted to the firm on May 16, 2005, which was supposed to be effective for 25 years to carry passengers.

Because of this, the “Certificate of Public Convenience” of the ships of Span Asia Carrier will be limited to only “cargo operation”.

MARINA also slapped Span Asia Carrier a fine of only P800 for traveling with endosulfan, a kind of corrosive substance, marine pollutant and delicate cargo, without a “special permit” on the day when the accident happened.

But MARINA also ordered the review of Memorandum Circular No. 120, Series of 1997, which was used as basis in the imposition of the fine against Span Asia Carrier, since such amount was not sufficient to cover for the damage suffered.

On the same ruling, MARINA dismissed the complaint against the officials and crew members of “M/V Princess of the Stars” for lack of evidence.

MARINA did not give weight to the defense of Span Asia Carrier that the alleged inaccurate "forecast" by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration contributed to the list of causes of the sinking of their ship on June 21, 2008.

According to MARINA, when PAGASA issued an update about the movement and exit of Typhoon “Frank” on June 20, 2008 at 11 p.m., “M/V Princess of the Stars” was still in Batangas waters and that there was still time to take “shelter”, but instead it continued with the sea voyage.

The administrative case against Span Asia Carrier was litigated by MARINA prosecutors and the trial was conducted by a panel of hearing officers.

It can be recalled that out of 851 passengers and crew members of “M/V Princess of the Stars”, only 32 of them survived the accident.

source:
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Government revokes Sulpicio Lines license to transport passengers | Sun.Star

[jesselyn]

pasabot ba ani wala na cla barko nga pasaheroan?
cargo nalang.?

[kitloy]

dugay ra unta ni.. tsk tsk

[lstorya]

Nag operate pa diay na sila karon? I thought dugay na na sila nawala. Even the new name isnt that familiar.

[slakker]

yes they're still operating but cargo na lang. dugay na sila wa mag carry passengers...

[trabiz]

Suplicio Lines now known as PSAC kay padayun ang operation. Last year ila gbaligya ang pinaka last nga Cargo Passenger vessel nila sa mga foreigners nga mga Indian daw... So far more on Cargo operations nalang jud sila and i heard rumors they'll be adding more bigger cargo ships...

[gintusnumbernine]

khinumdom jd ko aning Princess of the Stars. Papa sa akong classmate na apil sa mga casualties. I remember nga pinsulti pa kaayo ko before: "Grabe, ang pinaka karaan nila nga barko (M/V Filipina Princess) wa man jd ni sink, naabot pa gani mi Manila ato, (the year before, 2008, for BSP Jamboree)... nya ang kana na nuon pinaka bag-o nga barko nila (M/V Princess of the Stars) na nuon ni sink?!"

diba naa pamn to lain gi ingon nga rason ngano ni sink ang PotS? Aside sa bagyo?

[wh3ng2004]

Naas cargo ang kwarta ani negosyoha ang pasahero pakapin ra na... mao sugot rana sila ana tingali.. dapat pabayron ug damages nga dagko jud kaayo aron mka tilaw ug tagam.

[Echelnalf]

Aw abi nako gi suwat ra to sa dahon ang kaso. Ga lihok man diay.

[bleedingboi]

Protesta mga Bajao ani. Nagkagamay na ila cliente.