THE Public Attorney's Office (PAO) has expressed dismay over the snail-paced dispensation of justice for the victims of the sinking of a vessel owned by the Sulpicio Lines Inc. (SLI) 14 years ago that left 814 passengers dead.
DUMAGUETE CITY – A fast ferry ran aground Wednesday afternoon after being hit by a squall and huge waves that dislodged it from its mooring area off Rizal Boulevard here.
Speaking at a conference in Liverpool the general secretary of seafarers union Nautilus UK said the P&O Ferries scandal had blown a hole in the UK’s maritime strategy. Tony McDonough reports
As at the end of May 2022, 247 vessels remain abandoned at multiple locations around the world – along with 3,623 seafarers cast adrift, unable to return home – with some of their cases open for more than a decade.
