You are here

9 hurt as passenger ship MV Lite Ferry 12 slams into port’s concrete wall in Tagbilaran

9 hurt as passenger ship slams into port’s concrete wall in Tagbilaran
Leo Udtohan - June 08, 2018 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/998922/9-hurt-as-passenger-ship-slams-into-...

TAGBILARAN CITY—At least 9 passengers including a pregnant woman were injured when their vessel slipped from its dock and slammed into a concrete divider at the Tagbilaran Port at 5:25 p.m. on Thursday.

The vessel, MV Lite Ferry 12 owned by the shipping firm Lite Shipping Corporation, was slightly damaged when it smashed into the concrete pavement of the port.

MV Lite Ferry 12 was bound for this city from Cebu City.

MV Lite Ferry 12 at the Tagbilaran Port after it crashed into the wharf. PHOTO by Leo Udtohan / Inquirer Visayas