Sunken RP ship stays underwater<\/p>\n
MANILA (UPI): A Philippine cruise liner that sank after
\ncolliding last month with a Singaporean vessel will remain
\nunderwater as the owners said yesterday they do not have the
\nequipment to recover the sunken ship and the 26 bodies still
\ntrapped inside.<\/p>\n
The cruise liner MV Cebu City, which had 598 passengers and
\ncrew during the Dec. 2 sea mishap, collided with the Kota Suria
\nowned by the Pacific International Lines of Singapore.<\/p>\n
William Lines, owner of the ill-fated MV Cebu City, said a
\ntotal of 501 passengers and crew survived the collision, 71 have
\nbeen confirmed dead, while 26 are still missing and presumed to
\nbe trapped inside the ship.<\/p>\n
"We do not have the equipment and facilities to recover the
\nship," said Telesforo Solda, spokesperson of William Lines. "The
\nship and the trapped bodies will most likely stay there."<\/p>\n
Solda told relatives of the 26 missing passengers that they
\nwill receive the 50,000-peso (US$2,083) death insurance as long
\nas the names of the victims appear on the ship's manifest.<\/p>",
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