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==Damaged luxury cruise towed to port in Tawi-Tawi== | |||
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=793317&publicationSubCategoryId=200 | |||
* April 01, 2012 04:00 PM | |||
:by philstar.com | |||
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Ships are towing the damaged luxury cruise M/V Azamara Quest towards an island in the southern Philippine province of Tawi-Tawi, police said today. | |||
Philippine National Police spokesman Agrimero Cruz Jr. said that a towboat of the Philippine Coast Guard has started towing the ship anchored at Tubbataha Reef at around 9:45 a.m. and is expected to arrive at Taganak Island in Tawi-Tawi at around 10:00 p.m. on Sunday. They are being escorted by a Philippine Navy ship. | |||
He added that all the passengers were still onboard the ship. | |||
The 30,277-tonnage cruise ship, which has 590 passengers and 411 crew members, caught fire off southern Philippines Friday night while on its way to Sandakan, Malaysia. | |||
Azamara Club Cruises, operator of Azamara Quest, said in an earlier statement that the vessel caught a fire in the engine room, but it was quickly extinguished; five of its crew members got injured, but no passenger hurt in the accident. | |||
Because of the fire incident, the rest of the 17-day Azamara Quest's voyage was canceled.The ship started with the voyage on March 26 in Hong Kong and docked in Manila, Philippines' port on Thursday. | |||
==Luxury liner on fire off Tawi-Tawi island, authorities say - Inquirer.net== | ==Luxury liner on fire off Tawi-Tawi island, authorities say - Inquirer.net== | ||
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==Tawi-tawi folks get health aid== | ==Tawi-tawi folks get health aid== | ||