700 missing in Philippine ferry disaster
A Philippine passenger ferry capsized during a typhoon with more than 700 people on board, Reuters reported.
Sunday, 22.06.2008.
11:45
A Philippine passenger ferry capsized during a typhoon with more than 700 people on board, Reuters reported. Most of the 626 passengers and 121 crew are missing and the vessel's owner, Sulpicio Lines, said it had lost contact with the ferry, which was en route to Cebu from Manila on Saturday. 700 missing in Philippine ferry disaster The coast guard finally reached the area where the MV Princess of Stars sank 3 km from Sibuyan island in the centre of the archipelago. It had been forced to abort a previous rescue mission on Saturday because of high seas. Residents from a coastal village said only the ferry's bow was visible above the waves. "Our ship is in the area but it has not reported yet," said Vice Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo, the head of the coastguard. Local mayor Nanette Tansingco told radio that three survivors had been found in remote villages. "We are sending people to get them but they have to walk to get there because the roads are impassable," she said. At least four others aboard are known to have died. Typhoon Fengshen, with maximum gusts of 195 kph, has killed at least 85 people in central and southern Philippines, including 59 in Iloilo province, where floodwaters submerged whole communities.
700 missing in Philippine ferry disaster
The coast guard finally reached the area where the MV Princess of Stars sank 3 km from Sibuyan island in the centre of the archipelago. It had been forced to abort a previous rescue mission on Saturday because of high seas.Residents from a coastal village said only the ferry's bow was visible above the waves.
"Our ship is in the area but it has not reported yet," said Vice Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo, the head of the coastguard.
Local mayor Nanette Tansingco told radio that three survivors had been found in remote villages.
"We are sending people to get them but they have to walk to get there because the roads are impassable," she said.
At least four others aboard are known to have died.
Typhoon Fengshen, with maximum gusts of 195 kph, has killed at least 85 people in central and southern Philippines, including 59 in Iloilo province, where floodwaters submerged whole communities.
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