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Baltimore bridge accident: Freighter pilot called for tugboat help before plowing into bridge

BALTIMORE  — The pilot of the cargo freighter had radioed for tugboat help and reported a power loss minutes before the Baltimore bridge accident, federal safety officials said on Wednesday, citing audio from the ship’s “black box” data recorder. The head of the National Transportation Safety Board also said that Francis Scott Key Bridge, a.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024

Baltimore Bridge collapse: Police had about 90 seconds to stop traffic before bridge fell

BALTIMORE — It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Within about 90 seconds, police officers who happened to be nearby responded that they managed to stop vehicle traffic over.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024

EXPLAINER: Why did the Baltimore bridge collapse and what is the death toll?

(Reuters) -Divers recovered the remains of two of the six missing workers more than a day after a cargo ship smashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bodies of two men were found in a red pickup truck submerged in the icy waters of the Patapsco River. Rescuers pulled two workers from the water.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024

Six presumed dead after ship destroys major US bridge

Authorities on Tuesday suspended their search for six people missing after a packed cargo ship slammed into a Baltimore bridge, causing it to collapse and blocking one of the busiest US commercial harbors......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 27th, 2024

Free licensing offered to low-income drivers in BARMM

Marginalized drivers of passenger vehicles, cargo trucks and tricycles in the Bangsamoro region can now renew their licenses for free through a program of their transportation and communications ministry......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024

Remains of 2 Filipino seafarers still in cargo vessel — Cacdac

MANILA, Philippines — The remains of the two Filipino seafarers who died from the missile strike in the Gulf of Aden were left in the ill-fated carrier vessel True Confidence, Migrant Workers Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo Cacdac said on Friday. Cacdac, in a radio interview, said True Confidence caught fire after the deadly Houthi missile strike. “Yung labi.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 9th, 2024

Title: Ecological disaster as sunken ship leaks fertilizer into sea

In a tragic turn of events, a British-owned cargo ship, the Rubymar, carrying oil and fertilizer was sunk by Yemen’s rebels in the Red Sea,.....»»

Category: newsSource:  thedailyguardianRelated NewsMar 4th, 2024

PPA awards P273 million Camiguin ports deal

A Camiguin-based cargo handler has bagged the contract to operate and maintain three ports in Mindanao for P273 million, marking another success in the efforts of the Philippine Ports Authority to privatize some of its facilities......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 17th, 2024

Cebu Daily Newscast: Father jailed for gunning down son in Lahug, Cebu City

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast to know the latest news in and out of Cebu. Here’s what you need to know this Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Father jailed for gunning down son in Lahug, Cebu City A 63-year-old father landed in jail after he allegedly gunned down his own son whom he had an altercation.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 26th, 2024

‘Save Poro’s trees’: Parish church widens calls vs tree-cutting

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The parish church in Poro town, Camotes Island, in northern Cebu is not giving up on its fight to save hundreds of trees from being chopped down. The Sto. Niño de Poro Parish expanded its online petition, aimed at convincing the government not to cut down over 700 trees for road.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

Idis: Cutting down of 200 trees justified by ‘progress’

A DAVAO City-based environmental group was dismayed over the cutting down of around 200 trees in Lanang, Davao City to make way for the Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Drug den shut down, shabu dealer nabbed in 2 Mindanao PDEA operations

Anti-narcotics agents closed down a drug den in Pagadian City and entrapped a long-wanted shabu peddler in Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur in separate operations in two days......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 10th, 2024

Unemployment down at 3.9% in March 2024

Unemployment down at 3.9% in March 2024.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Semirara Q1 profit: P6.5-B (down 28%)

Semirara Mining and Power posted a Q1 net income of P6.5 billion, down 27.6% y/y from its Q1/23 net income of P9.0 billion, and up 23% q/q from its Q4/23 net income of P5.3 billion......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Over P332-M worth of cannabis burned down in Kalinga, Benguet

Authorities had torched down P332.9 million worth of marijuana from illicit plantations in the mountains of Kalinga and Benguet since Sunday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Lower March sales pull down Wilcon earnings in Q1

Lower sales due to the long Easter holidays falling in March this year pulled down earnings of home improvement and construction supplies retailer Wilcon Depot Inc. in the first quarter......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Cool Smashers down Angels in 4 sets

Cool Smashers down Angels in 4 sets.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

19 drug dens in CV shut down in a span of 4 months – PDEA-7

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of 19 drug dens from all over Central Visayas were successfully shut down by authorities in a span of 4 months. Leia Alcantara, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7), shared that this is the result of their anti-drug operations from January 1 to May.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

AllHome FY23 profit: P797-M (down 15%)

AllHome posted a FY23 net income of P797 million, down 15% from its FY22 net income of P933 million......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

China highway collapse kills 36, sends over 20 cars down a steep slope

China highway collapse kills 36, sends over 20 cars down a steep slope.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024