The Board of Marine Inquiry (BMI) would like to find out if the Super Ferry 9 stowed its cargoes right, as there are suspicions that there was an un-even stowing of cargoes that may have caused the vessel to tilt.
In his testimony, ship captain Jose Yap said that still winds measuring 10 knots caused the boat to tilt on its side. Yap added that even if the crew tried to even the boat by heeling or allowing water to the boat ballast tanks to straighten the boat, it continued to tilt.
The BMI believed that a 10 knot wind would not be enough to lift a 7,268 ton boat. (PIA)