US EditionA Ferry Carrying More than 350 People Sinks Off the Philippines, Killing at Least 18
At least 18 people died and over 300 were rescued after the ferry M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 sank near Basilan; an investigation into technical problems is underway.
- On Monday, an inter-island ferry, the M/V Trisha Kerstin 3, sank near Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan province, killing at least 18 people and carrying more than 350 aboard.
- Departing Zamboanga late on Jan. 25, the ferry passed Philippine Coast Guard checks and was within its authorized limit before issuing a distress signal around 1.50 a.m.
- Survivors described the ferry abruptly tilting and taking on water, while Philippine Coast Guard sea marshal and two safety officers sent the distress call, with one passenger, Mohamad Khan, saying his 6-month-old baby drowned.
- Coast guard and navy units, backed by air assets and local boats, deployed to the scene while Coast Guard Station Western Sulu activated an information desk; Basilan Medical Center treated two dozen survivors amid staffing strains.
- Against a backdrop of regular ferry accidents in an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands, officials said the cause is unclear and a marine casualty investigation will follow rescue efforts, Coast Guard investigators said.
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18 dead as ferry sinks off Basilan
(UPDATE) SEARCH and rescue operations intensified after a ferry with more than 360 people onboard sank Monday morning in choppy seas off Zamboanga, leaving at least 18 dead and 24 still missing, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.The MV Trisha Kerstin 3 issued a distress signal at 1:50 a.m., a bit over four hours after it departed the Port of Zamboanga City on the southwestern tip of Mindanao, the coast guard said in a statement.Commander Rom…
Aquino Sajili, 53 years old, was on board the ferry that was wrecked on Monday. At least 18 people died. He denounces the delay of emergency response.
At least 18 dead, hundreds rescued after ferry sinks in Philippines
A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank early Monday near an island in the southern Philippines, killing at least 18 people, officials said. Rescuers saved hundreds more, while a fleet of coast guard and naval ships searched for those still missing.
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