Ensuring safety of life at sea

The rainy season is here, so declared PAG-ASA. This means it’s time for maritime agencies in charge of ensuring maritime safety to bring around public consciousness when embarking on sea travel. But then again, concerned maritime agencies must play their important role of safeguarding sea transport, i.e. that ships are so operated safely, and passengers and cargoes reach their port of destination.

To help out in this exercise, I am sharing the experience of some friends as they went island hopping last summer. One friend took a two-hour ride on a passenger banca with outrigger from Batangas to Puerto Galera. She said it was an enjoyable ride to the resort; going back was a nightmare.