CPA allows vessels to sail after typhoon

CPA’s Harbor Control Center released a public advisory yesterday morning for the resumption of vessels operations at Cebu City ports Glenn Sarador, OIC-manager for port security, safety and environmental management department, said the stranded passengers were accommodated at the CPA passenger terminals Passenger terminals are located at Pier 1 and Pier 3, which have restaurants, toilets, wide lobbies, and TV sets, among others

THE Cebu Port Authority (CPA) cleared yesterday all vessels that had been barred to sail at the height of typhoon Nina.

Under the law, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) automatically cancels trips of any vessel when there’s typhoon signal number one.

During typhoon Nina, the vessels that were not allowed to sail from Dec. 24 to Dec. 26 were m/v Theresian, m/v Orequeta, m/v Graceful Star, m/v St. Pope John Paul II, m/v Super Shuttle Ferry 20, LCT Island Venture I, Oceanjet bound for Ormoc City and Supercat bound for Ormoc City.

CPA’s Harbor Control Center released a public advisory yesterday morning for the resumption of vessels operations at Cebu City ports.

The CPA advisory was announced shortly after the PCG lifted the cancellation of trips.

Glenn Sarador, OICmanager for port security, safety and environmental management department, said the stranded passengers were accommodated at the CPA passenger terminals. The others whose residences are within the city limits were encouraged to go home.

“It is our policy that if a higher storm signal is raised, stranded passengers will be transported to designated evacuation centers, in coordination with local government units (LGUs),” Sarador said.

Passengers

Sarador said all stranded passengers who stayed at the terminals were safe and secured by CPA policemen and security guards.

As long as they have fare tickets and they have nowhere to stay except the terminal, then they are allowed to stay.

The passenger terminals are located at Pier 1 and Pier 3, which have restaurants, toilets, wide lobbies, and TV sets, among others.

The ports also have closed-circuit television (CCTV) with Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) cameras that can revolve 350 degrees.

The CCTV cameras were installed by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company Inc., which won the public bidding conducted by CPA.