Tanker's certificate of registry questionable

By William B. Depasupil

Apr 05, 2023 12:58 am

ASIDE from lacking a permit to operate in the form of a certificate of public convenience (CPC), the certificate of Philippine registry (CPR) of the oil tanker MT Princess Empress that sank off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro also appeared spurious.

A copy of the vessel's CPR showed that the documentary stamp was dated '08/17/2020' or Aug. 17, 2020, while the issuance of the CPR was dated Sept. 23, 2022.

FOUND An image of the MT Princess Empress from Japan's remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), which located the tanker some 400 meters deep from where it sank off Balingawan Point in Naujan town, Oriental Mindoro Gov Humerlito Dolor said on his social media page on Tuesday, March, 21, 2023. IMAGE FROM FACEBOOK PAGE OF GOV HUMERLITO DOLOR

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