00:00In the meantime, the Department of Transportation has suspended the operations of the entire passenger fleet
00:05of the shipping company that owns the sunken MV Trisha Kirsten 3 in Basilan.
00:10The government will conduct a full-blown investigation to determine the cause of the incident
00:15and to establish the possible liabilities of the concerned government agencies and the shipping line involved.
00:22I have this report gathered by our Bernard Ferrer.
00:24Search and rescue operations are ongoing for 10 individuals reported missing
00:31after the passenger cargo vessel MV Trisha Kirsten 3 sank in the waters of Basilan.
00:38Among those still missing are eight crew members, the ship's captain and one Coast Guard marshal.
00:43The Philippine Coast Guard, or PCG, has deployed 16 technical divers to assist in the operation.
00:48The PCG will also send its remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, to conduct a deeper assessment of the incident site.
00:56Based on the latest PCG records, a total of 317 passengers and 27 crew members were rescued,
01:03while 18 fatalities have been confirmed, including an infant.
01:07Department of Transportation, or DOT, Secretary Giovanni Lopez conveyed the condolences
01:11of President Ferdinand R. Marcus Jr. to the families of the victims.
01:15The Secretary has also directed the Maritime Industry Authority, or MARINA,
01:20to prioritize the immediate processing of the insurance claims of those affected by the incident.
01:25The DOT are further instructed MARINA to submit a maritime safety audit covering all domestic fleets nationwide.
01:33All passenger vessels of Allison's shipping line, the owner of the sunken MV Trisha Kirsten 3, have been grounded.
01:39He announced din namin, now we are grounding the entire passenger fleet of Allison's shipping lines.
01:49And I'm asking MARINA to conduct a maritime safety audit together with Philippine Coast Guard,
01:58kasama na inspection, hindi lang po ng kanilang barko, kasama na rin po ng kanilang mga crew.
02:04The government will conduct a full-blown investigation to determine the cause of the incident
02:08and to establish the possible liabilities of the concern agencies and the shipping line involved.
02:14Kung lalabas po sa investigasyon na meron pong pakukulang ang gobyerno,
02:22kung nakakaasa po kayo na nyayaringin si Sipakin, we will file the corporate cases.
02:29Ganon din po sa panig ng ship owner.
02:33Kung lalabas sa investigasyon na meron silang pakukulang,
02:38we will expect the full force of gun.
02:41The DOTR disclosed that since 2019, Allison's shipping line has been involved
02:46in a total of 32 maritime incidents.
02:49Meanwhile, during an aerial surveillance conducted by the PCG earlier today
02:53over Balok Balok Island in Basilan,
02:56an oil sheen was observed emanating from the sunken vessel.
02:59This is Sharm Zespina from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
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