Ferry sinks in Philippines killing 15
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An inter-island ferry with more than 350 on board has sunk in the southern Philippines after midnight and rescuers have saved at least 316 passengers and retrieved 15 bodies.
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MARINA questioned over Basilan ferry sinking
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday questioned the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) following the deadly sinking of a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry in Basilan waters on Monday. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Services,
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Basilan ferry sinking is Aleson’s second major tragedy in 3 years
MANILA, Philippines — The sinking of an Aleson Shipping Lines ferry off Basilan early Monday, January 26, is the shipping company's second major tragedy in less than three years. The MV Trisha Kerstin 3 — a vessel operated by Aleson Shipping Lines — went down around 1:50 a.
Philippine officials have grounded the entire fleet of passenger ships belonging to a company that owned a ferry that sank in the south and left at least 18 people dead, with more than 300 others rescued.