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Ferry Boat Capsized

This year has seen it’s share of boating accidents, in the Philippines. It started with the capsizing of the M/V Princess of the Stars, in June, where many lives were lost.

Then, in November, the ferry boat Don Dexter capsized near Masbate Island, in the Samar Sea.

And now, another ferry boat capsizes. This time the “wooden-hulled [...]

Posted in Boats, Disaster, Travel | Tagged capsized, Don Dexter, ferry boat, Masbate, philippines, Princess of the Stars, Samar Sea

Towing a Ferry Boat

We took Jeff out to the Island of Almagro for a couple of days. If any of you have been out to the small islands, in the Samar Sea, you already know it is quite an adventure. This time we rode on the ferry boat, locally known as a “pump boat”, called the Queen Aiko. [...]

Posted in Boats, Samar Sea, Travel, Visitor | Tagged adventure, Almagro, CrisJeff2, ferry boat, Jeff, pump boat, Queen Aiko, Samar Sea, towing, twin engines

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