The MV Princess of the Stars..Another unexpected sea tragedy..

A passenger ship MV Princess of the Stars has sunk off in the waters of Romblon, Philippines on Saturday. Gov't officials said they saw Sulpicio Lines' Princess of the Stars capsized. The ship may have approximately 700 passengers and crews. It's traveling in the rough seas amid a fury typhoon when the engine failed. Hundreds are feared dead. The typhoon has killed at least 141 people and 255 people are missing, most of them fishermen. The massive ferry which was built to hold about 2,000 people, flipped over about a mile off the shore of Sibuyan Island as typhoon Fengshen pummeled the Philippines.

While it is a tragic accident in its entirety, it could have been avoided. We all know that the Philippines is composed of 7,107 islands and traveling by boat is the most common means of transportation. There were a lot of questions to be asked..Why were they permitted to sail on that very stormy weather? Weren't they aware of that strong typhoon? They risk the lives of those 700 people..without thinking that they have families waiting for them..longing for their presence.. What's the role of PAGASA and the Coast Guard. This issue is hopeless..It all happened in a just click.. and the only thing that we can do now is pray.

We may not be there to help comfort the family of the victims but we can sincerely offer them a prayer for the deceased, their surviving families and hope for the betterment of the situation.