US EditionA Ferry Carrying More than 350 People Sinks Off the Philippines, Killing at Least 18
The M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 sank near Basilan with 332 passengers and 27 crew; 316 rescued, 18 dead, and 24 missing as search continues amid technical failure investigation.
- 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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The authorities explain that a ship shipwrecked with 344 people, contrary to the number initially advanced: 359. Among the sixteen dead is a baby of six months.
Ten people are missing after a ship capsized in the Philippines on Monday. Divers will try to find them on Tuesday.
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Death toll reaches 18 after ferry sinks off southern Philippines; 10 missing
At least 18 people have been confirmed dead and 10 others remain missing after a passenger ferry sank off the southern Philippines, authorities said. The ferry, identified as the M/V Trisha Kerstin 3, sank around 1 a.m. local time on Monday near Baluk-Baluk Island off Basilan while en route from Zamboanga City to Jolo, officials said. The vessel sent a distress call shortly before going down. Officials said data showed the ferry was carrying 344…
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