Sea travel from Negros Occidental ports to Cebu and Panay has resumed following the state weather bureau’s lifting of gale warnings and wind signals over the province at 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) issued an advisory stating that “all trips of vessels from Bacolod City and Northern Negros Occidental to Tabuelan, Toledo City and Bantayan, Cebu; Dumangas, Iloilo City, Ajuy, Estancia, Iloilo; and Guimaras and vice-versa, are now resumed.”
The PCG had suspended sea travel to these areas on Friday after Signal Nos. 1 and 2 were hoisted over Negros Occidental due to Severe Tropical Storm “Opong.”
As of 8 p.m. Friday, at least 302 passengers and drivers, 176 rolling cargoes, and 14 vessels were reported stranded across northern Negros ports. Four vessels had also taken shelter due to rough seas.*
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