This allegation was denied by the crew, one of whom stated, "The crew members, whether Filipino or Colombians or Indians, tried to the best of our ability to help passengers survive the shipwreck.
Jedan član posade je izjavio: „Članovi posade, bilo Filipinci, Kolumbijci ili Indijci, trudili su se do granice svojih mogućnosti da pomognu putnicima da prežive ovaj brodolom.