FleetMonday, January 12, 2026

Safety drill week aboard MV Theresian Stars

A full week of boat drills, fire drills and life-saving equipment checks on the Cebu–Ormoc vessel, part of the fleet's ISM routine.

Sample announcement — illustrative

The foredeck of a Roble RORO underway — green windlass, coiled blue mooring lines, blue deck paint and turquoise sea, land astern. — A Roble RORO's foredeck underway, mid-crossing — an illustrative photograph, not MV Theresian Stars.Photo: Roble Shipping Inc.

Every Roble vessel runs scheduled drills as part of the international safety management (ISM) procedures the fleet follows, and this month it was MV Theresian Stars' turn for a full drill week alongside its regular Cebu–Ormoc sailings.

Officers and crew ran through boat stations, fire response and the handling of life rafts and life jackets, with the ship's safety officer logging each drill against the vessel's ISM checklist.

None of it changes what a passenger sees at sea — the point of a drill is that the crew already knows exactly what to do, so nothing has to be figured out in the moment.