DUMAGUETE CITY, July 9 -- Several shipping lines cancelled trips between Dumaguete City and Dapitan City after rough seas caused by the southwest monsoon (habagat), enhanced by Typhoon Inday, disrupted operations.

Lt. Marionne Abigail Enopia, commander of the Coast Guard Station Negros Oriental, said Thursday the cancellations began Wednesday evening after sea travel was suspended at the Port of Dapitan.

"Shipping lines had to cancel outbound trips from Dumaguete because their vessels were stranded at the Port of Dapitan," Enopia told the Philippine News Agency.

Affected voyages included MV Fastcat 5, MV Evaristo Ferry 8, Lite Ferry 12 and Lite Ferry 17, which were scheduled to depart for Dapitan on Wednesday evening and Thursday morni...