Superferry 9: DOTC "show cause" order against ship captain. In Manila, Philippines, the Department of Transportation and Communication today issued a show cause order against the ship captain of the sunken Superferry 9, a radio report said.
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A special Board of Marine Inquiry will probe into the incident.
Rescue teams of the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Navy and private cargo ships have already recovered 880 passengers, including five persons who drowed while 88 are still missing.
Superferry 9 was built in Japan in 1986, according to Aboitiz Shipping Lines records.