Cebu inter-island vessel runs aground in Batangas City due to ‘Glenda’
MANILA, Philippines—A Cebu City interisland vessel ran aground early Wednesday morning in Sta. Clara, Batangas City, after it was hit by strong winds spawned by typhoon “Glenda” (Rammasun), said the Philippine Coast Guard.
Citing a report of its station in Batangas City, the PCG headquarters in Manila identified the grounded ship as the Super Shuttle Ro-Ro 5.
The 6,105-ton vessel, owned and operated by the Asian Marine Transport Corp., was taking shelter at Batangas Bay when it was buffeted by storm winds.
The 101.18-meter long ship was “not carrying any passengers when it ran aground at around 3 a.m. today,” said Commander Armand Balilo, the PCG spokesperson, on Wednesday.
Coast Guard personnel “have been deployed to assist the crew of Super Shuttle Ro-Ro 5,” he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The agency is also “coordinating with a ship towing firm to help the grounded ship,” said Balilo.
The PCG did not say if the Super Shuttle Ro-Ro 5 was on its way to Manila or its home port in Cebu when it took shelter at Batangas Bay.
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