The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on Monday, Nov. 13 issued an order suspending the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate (PSSC) of the Roro vessel, MV Filipinas Cagayan de Oro following the maritime incident in which it got involved.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) posted a copy of the one-page suspension order on its official Facebook page.
Based on MARINA's order, the imposed suspension was "in adherence with the provision of Republic Act No. 9295 and it's implementing Rules and Regulations, and MARINA Memorandum Circular MS 2023-01 & 2023."
"The suspension of the PSSC of MV "FILIPINAS CAGAYAN DE ORO" shall remain effective and may be restored/reinstated after a satisfactory result of MARINA survey inspection and/or evaluation of all available data surrounding the incident," it said.
Photo courtesy: PCG Facebook page
According to Coast Guard Station Cagayan de Oro's initial report, MV Filipinas Cagayan de Oro encountered a 10-degree listing due to bad weather-induced strong winds while traversing the vicinity waters off Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental at around 8:05 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 12.
"They assisted in the disembarkation of 448 passengers (all in good physical condition) and four rolling cargoes on board," it said.
The PCG said it has ordered an investigation regarding a RoRo vessel.
