00:00 The number of stranded passengers in piers and long lines of cargo trucks is a common occurrence in a storm.
00:12 Because ships are automatically suspended when the signal number 1 is raised.
00:18 But with the new policy of the Philippine Coast Guard,
00:21 the ship owners and the fishermen will be able to travel with their cargo vessels even if the signal number 1 is raised.
00:30 But to ensure safety, only half of the passengers and cargo vessels will be able to travel.
00:38 The cargo vessels will only be able to carry basic supplies.
00:43 Only ships with short routes and main supply routes in Southern Luzon, Eastern and Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao and Eastern Mindanao will be allowed.
00:53 That's the biggest impact of this.
00:55 We will be able to manage the stranded passengers because this is the problematic situation when the signal number 1 is raised.
01:02 All the passengers will be gone.
01:06 This is one of the efforts to solve the shipping economics plus not compromise the safety.
01:14 The ships will only be allowed to travel every morning and will suspend when the signal number 2 is raised.
01:22 The only difference is that it will not be a regular trip.
01:27 The ship will not be following the regular schedule.
01:31 We will maximize the visibility and we will not expose the ship and the passengers to danger.
01:42 Meanwhile, the PCG continues to investigate the oil spill incident in Naga City, Cebu.
01:49 Last Sunday, a tugboat with 8,000 liters of diesel and 1,000 liters of lube oil capsized and burst.
01:57 The PCG immediately placed an oil spill boom and absorbent pads.
02:02 No one expected a heavy oil spill but the tugboat was immediately removed as it was on the route of the ship.
02:12 As of now, we only see a small amount of oil in the area and there is nothing to be worried about.
02:18 One concern here is the hazard to the navigation of the tugboat in the area.
02:26 So we're coordinating with the owners and the goal is to remove it because there may be an accident because the boat is blocked in the traffic separation scheme.
02:38 The PCG is still investigating if the owner of the tugboat is responsible for the incident.
02:44 Patrick De Azouz for the Morning Show of the Philippine City, Rise and Shine, Philippines.
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