Passenger boat trips resumed at 5:45 in the morning
Tuesday, December 4.
The resumption came after passenger boat trips were
suspended at 5:30 Monday afternoon, December 3. The suspension was announced
when storm signal number 1 was raised at the province of Aklan including the
island of Boracay.
In a phone interview on Tuesday morning, December 4, Lt.
Cmdr. Terence Alsosa, Station Commander of the PCG Caticlan, explained that
despite the storm signal being at number 1, passenger boat trips have resumed
since it was observed that the weather was still fare and the sea waves were
not strong.
However, if the storm signal is raised to signal number
2, even when the weather is still the same, passenger boat trips will be
suspended anytime today.
In the meantime, sea sporting activities are still
suspended, this includes island hopping and diving.
Nevertheless, swimming at sea is not prohibited since Alsosa
is confident that there are lifeguards patrolling the beach and that if the
weather worsens, swimmers will be cautioned.
Alsosa added that there is no ordinance which prohibits
swimming at sea during a storm. However,
he explained in a phone interview at around 1pm, Tuesday that when people are
in danger by swimming during a storm, necessary action will be taken by the
Philippine Coast Guard.
Alsosa also appealed in the recent interview to coastal
villages, and small fishermen to wait for Typhoon “Pablo” to leave before
venturing to sea for safety reasons.
Meanwhile, in a latest development, the Management of
Caticlan Jetty Port announced that passenger boat trips will be suspended at
5PM today, December 4, this was confirmed by the Philippine Coast Guard of
Caticlan.
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