A ferry carrying 342 passengers sank in the southern Philippines, leaving at least eight dead. Photo / X, Philippine Ship Spotters Society
A ferry carrying 342 passengers sank in the southern Philippines, leaving at least eight dead. Photo / X, Philippine Ship Spotters Society
A ferry carrying 342 passengers sank today in the southern Philippines, leaving at least eight dead, a local mayor said.
There were “eight confirmed casualties” so far from the sinking of the M/V Trisha Kerstin 3, according to a Facebook post by Arsina Laja Kahing-Nanoh, a mayor inBasilan province.
Basilan emergency responder Ronalyn Perez told AFP “at least 138 people” had so far been rescued.
“The challenge here really is the number of patients that are coming in. We are short-staffed at the moment,” Perez said, adding that 18 people had been brought to one local hospital.
“The ferry was sailing from Zamboanga City to Jolo Island when the incident happened,” she said.
Ibinahagi ng isa sa mga sakay ng lumubog na M/V Trisha Kerstin 2 sa karagatan ng Basilan, Lunes ng madaling araw, Enero 26, ang kanyang kuha sa kanilang sitwasyon habang naghihintay ng rescue.
