RP to send 2 patrol boats to Lebanon.

**KoKoNAT** · August 8th, 2006 04:42 PM

Mazdamazda,

My above-post was directed to the people who posted before you. I wanted to respond to their criticisms, you just beat me to it.

Cheers!

**Driv3er** · August 8th, 2006 04:59 PM

isnt 90 million too much for this mission though?

**KoKoNAT** · August 8th, 2006 05:08 PM

Its a 6,568-nautical mile journey, guess how much fuel it will cost to bring those 2 ships over there? Add to that the fuel it will consume ferrying our people back forth from Lebanon to Cyprus, etc. Add to that the consumables, like food, medical supplies, etc. And most of all in order to get to the Mediterranean Sea, they'd have to go through the Suez Canal. Suez Canal owners charge US$150,000.00 toll for each ship that passes through the Canal. I don't know if they give discounts for humanitarian missions or if the client will have 2 ships instead of 1.

That PHP90,000,000.00-budget doesn't look too big now, does it? I actually wonder if 90M is enough for the mission.

**Syuryuken** · August 8th, 2006 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by Driv3er

isnt 90 million too much for this mission though?

63M for the fuel yung remaining panggastos na nila at ang sabi sa news dadaan pa sila sa Saudi para kunin yung mga undocumented OFW. tama lang naman siguro yung 90M.

**boybi** · August 8th, 2006 09:43 PM

ilan ba ang maisasakay dyan sa 2 ships na yan?

i read in the newspaper that a Greek tycoon offered his ship to ferry 2000 pinoys from lebanon to the philippines. ang magagastos nya daw for this is US$2M.

**NightRock** · August 8th, 2006 10:09 PM

cancel na yata natauhan din ang mga loko.. gusto lang siguro mamasyal ng mga Navy na yan hehee.. ang problema dyan kung matuloy baka hindi na maka balik along the way back masira gastos na naman..tapos yung mga Navy mag jump ship na hahaha

**boybi** · August 8th, 2006 10:13 PM

oo nga, sea worthy ba yung 2 ships? ginagawa ba religiously yung mga preventive maintenance? baka naman sakay na pauwi mga OFW tapos masiraan sa gitna ng dagat.