Slow pace of ‘MV Princess of the Stars’ retrieval efforts scored

Relatives of missing passengers of the capsized MV Princess of the Stars scored salvage firms Monday for the "slow" pace of retrieving the remains of their dearly departed.

Radio dzBB's Carlo Mateo reported Monday that Levi Samuel, a spokesman for the relatives, voiced fears salvage firm Harbor Star may not meet its Christmas "deadline" to finish its job.

Samuel said that while more than 600 passengers remain missing to date, noting that only less than 150 have been recovered during the All Saints' weekend.

At such a slow pace, he said it is doubtful that Harbor Star can finish the job within the two weeks it promised to recover the remains of the passengers.

The MV Princess of the Stars capsized off Romblon last June 21 at the height of Typhoon Frank.