Nearly three months after it capsized off Romblon in the wake of typhoon Frank, the MV Princess of the Stars is beginning to sink into the water, Romblon residents said Friday.
Radio dzBB's Carlo Mateo reported that San Fernando town mayor Nanette Tansingco said the ship's name is now only partly visible even during low tide, a sign it had started sinking.
Tansingco said this may pose problems for authorities who had taken the ship's position into consideration when they mapped out their initial contingency plans.
She scored the salvage firms contracted by Sulpicio Lines Inc., owner of the capsized ship, for their continued delay in bringing in their equipment.
Tansingco noted salvage operations were initially due to start last Sept. 1 but had been delayed to at least Sept. 24.
Salvage operations were to concentrate first on getting out chemicals and endosulfan from the ship, so divers can later on retrieve bodies of victims still trapped inside.
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