Only eight ships and 21 boats in the Philippine Coast Guard's fleet are seaworthy, with 40 percent of its assets reduced to floating scrap metal that are considered beyond repair, the Commission on Audit said in a report.
The PCG has 14 ships and 33 boats but little more than half the fleet is considered Ready For Sea.
“The unserviceable floating assets…are already beyond economical repair. These are just left in piers and (are) a burden to PCG because personnel need to be assigned in the area to guard them,†COA said in a report published on December 6.
The commission recommended disposing of the unserviceable vessels to help pay for the maintenance of the Coast Guard craft that can still sail, a recommendation that it also made last year.
The PCG told the Audit commission that it has already formed a committee to assess the derelicts and determine their fair value. They will then be decommissioned and sold through public auction.
COA also urged the Coast Guard leadership to ask Congress to allocate more money to upgrade the fleet.
(taken from GMA news) .. its stated publicly the sad state of our coast guard,,,
