Philippine ferry fire kills 5, 87 missing: coast guard
- On Wednesday, the passenger vessel MV June Aster caught fire off Coron, Palawan, killing at least five people. The ferry was carrying 117 passengers and 17 crew members when the incident occurred.
- The Philippine Coast Guard responded to a 6:45 p.m. distress report, rescuing 42 people from the burning ship located 1.2 nautical miles northeast of Barangay Marcilla. Local fishermen and disaster authorities assisted in the emergency response.
- Operated by Atienza Interisland Shipping Line, the ferry had departed from Manila before catching fire. The vessel was fully engulfed in flames, prompting the coast guard to deploy oil spill response equipment as a precautionary measure.
- Survivors were temporarily brought to a covered court in Barangay Turda for assessment. Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commodore Noemi Cayabyab confirmed search and rescue operations continue, though authorities have not yet determined the exact number of people unaccounted for.
- Authorities have not disclosed the cause of the fire as of the time of posting. Search and rescue operations remain active while investigators work to determine why the incident occurred near the tourist destination.
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Philippines Ferry Horror: MV June Aster Drifts Away as Several Killed And Dozens Remain Missing After Deadly Fire
The MV June Aster, which was carrying 134 people, including 117 passengers and 17 crew members, was sailing from Manila toward Coron in Palawan when the fire broke out.
Five people have died and 87 remain missing as a result of the burning of a passenger boat near the island of Coron, a major tourist destination in the west of the Philippines, the Coast Guard said this Thursday. The boat, which was traveling 134 passengers and crew members, 42 of whom have been rescued, suffered the fire on Wednesday night when it was near the coast of Coron, in the province of Palawan, in the South China Sea.Continue reading..…
Sydney Morning Herald
Five dead, dozens missing after ferry fire in Philippines
Five people are dead and more than 80 are missing after fire tore through a ferry in the Philippines.
At least five people have died and 87 are missing after the outbreak of a fire on the passenger ferry MV June Aster, off the western coast of the Philippines. The Coast Guard of the Asian country has declared that 42 people have been rescued and that the rescue operations proceed even if the ferry is still on fire and the weather conditions are adverse. The ferry had left from Manila and was near Coron, in the province of Palawan, when the fire …
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