Ferry with 740 aboard capsizes during typhoon

[Contrary1]

So much tragedy of late. :cry:

Philippine rescue ships unable to get through, radio contact also lost

"MANILA, Philippines - Villagers found four bodies, children's slippers and life jackets that washed ashore Sunday near where a ferry carrying more than 740 people capsized as Typhoon Fengshen battered the Philippines, an official said.

The dead, including a man and a woman who bound themselves together, were believed to be among the passengers or crew of the MV Princess of Stars, which initially ran aground off central Sibuyan island Saturday, then capsized, said Mayor Nanette Tansingco of San Fernando on Sibuyan island.

"I sent a speed boat to check," Nanette Tansingco, a mayor of the coastal town of Romblon province, told local radio. "They saw the boat upside down with a big hole in the hull."

Navy and coast guard ships battled huge waves and strong winds Sunday to reach the area.

"The ship sank 3 km from the shoreline. So far, we have only found four dead, no survivors," Congressman Eleandro Madrona said on radio, Reuters reported..."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25298689/

[jobycom]

1. God.

So many people. :cry:

[KharmaTrain]

2. Why Would A Ferry Be Running During An Approaching Typhoon?

One would hope there would be plenty of warning of an approaching storm...especially a typhoon. A terrible tragedy...but one can't help but wonder how would anyone go out on the water with a large storm approaching?

[Annces]

3. 700 people - mind boggling n/t