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Phillipines: 9 dead, 926 people rescued as Super-ferry sinks in southern Philippines; search on for 33 missing
By JIM GOMEZ September 6, 2009 Associated Press Writer
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A ferry carrying nearly 1,000 passengers sank in the southern Philippines early Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and more than 30 missing.
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The cause of the listing was not clear.
The ferry skipper initially ordered everyone on board to abandon ship as a precautionary step, said Jess Supan, vice president of Aboitiz Transport System, which owns the steel-hulled ferry.
There were reports the 7,268-ton [14,536,000 lbs.] vessel listed to the right because of a hole in the hull, the National Disaster Coordinating Council said.
Aerial photos from the navy showed survivors holding on to anything as the ferry tilted. Others climbed down a ladder on the side as a lone orange life raft waited below.
The ferry left the southern port city of
General Santos on Saturday and was scheduled to arrive in Iloilo city in the central Philippines later Sunday but ran into problems midway, Tamayo said.
There were no signs of possible terrorism, he said. (Read entire article HERE)
By JIM GOMEZ September 6, 2009 Associated Press Writer
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A ferry carrying nearly 1,000 passengers sank in the southern Philippines early Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and more than 30 missing.
[SOURCE]
The cause of the listing was not clear.
The ferry skipper initially ordered everyone on board to abandon ship as a precautionary step, said Jess Supan, vice president of Aboitiz Transport System, which owns the steel-hulled ferry.There were reports the 7,268-ton [14,536,000 lbs.] vessel listed to the right because of a hole in the hull, the National Disaster Coordinating Council said.
Aerial photos from the navy showed survivors holding on to anything as the ferry tilted. Others climbed down a ladder on the side as a lone orange life raft waited below.
The ferry left the southern port city of
General Santos on Saturday and was scheduled to arrive in Iloilo city in the central Philippines later Sunday but ran into problems midway, Tamayo said.There were no signs of possible terrorism, he said. (Read entire article HERE)
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