Super Ferry 9 sunk in Zamboanga City

Superferry 9 sunk in the waters off Sirawai in Zamboanga City in Mindanao Philippines. The ferry owned by WG&A with more than 900 passengers tilted early Sunday but has sunk now in the bottom of the sea. The ferry is on the way to General Santos City, the hometown of Manny Pacquiao.

Fatalities of the sea tragedy now: 2 killed, 3 hurt and more than 600 evacuated to nearby towns according to reports.

I was listening to the radio DZRH this morning, and I was amused and amazed how the radio anchor Nino Bonito ? and a lady broadcaster interview a passenger on a sinking ship. The passenger sent report by cellphone and he was asking for help from the authorities. He said they need helicopter to save them.

The passenger reported that many passengers jump off the waters to save themselves from the sinking ship. He also said that the crews already left the ship and they were left behind because lifeboats were already filled up. I can hear through the background voices of people shouting.

And then he said his cellphone is lowbat... then silence. I am wondering what happened to the passenger who was reporting while the ship was going down to the bottom. Was he rescued?

Tragedies happened. I hope the authorities will do some drastic measures to prevent sea disaster that happened to Super Ferry 9.

The Philippine is an archipelago composed of more than 7,000 islands and the cheapest way to travel is by boat.