Death Toll from Passage Vessel in Philippines Rises to Sixty-Two
“With this development, the total number of fatalities has increased to 62, with 293 survivors, while 17 individuals remain missing,” the PCG stated on its official Facebook page.
The M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 was traveling to Jolo Island in Sulu province when it capsized off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan province. The vessel had sent out a distress signal around 1:50 a.m. (1750 GMT) on January 25, roughly four hours after departing from the Port of Zamboanga in Mindanao.
Maritime accidents are a frequent hazard in the Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands. Overcrowding and lax enforcement of safety regulations are often cited as contributing factors in deadly ferry incidents.
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