Several ferry trips were canceled on Saturday, Aug. 29, due to rough sea conditions brought by the effects of the southwest monsoon, or habagat, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) announced.
In an advisory, the PPA provided the following Port Management Office (PMO) with cancelled ferry trips, as of 8 a.m.:
Bicol PMO
TMO Camarines: Starhorse Shipping Lines, Inc., San Pascual, Masbate to Pasacao, Camarines Sur (vice versa)
Masbate PMO
Montenegro Shipping lines Inc. (all fast craft): Masbate City – Pilar, Sorsogon
Island Shipping Corp: Cawayan, Masbate – Hagnaya, Cebu
MB Maribel: Claveria, Masbate – Pio Duran, Albay
Mindoro PMO
Port of Puerto Galera: MV City of Bacolod (12:30 p.m.), Puerto Galera to Batangas
Port of Abra De Ilog: MV Isla Simara, Abra De Ilog to Batangas
Port of San Jose: MV Bunso Ferry 2, San Jose to Coron
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration reported that moderate to rough sea conditions may affect Luzon due to the southwest monsoon.