{"id":112661,"date":"2026-01-26T05:58:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T05:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112661"},"modified":"2026-01-26T05:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T05:58:18","slug":"15-dead-after-philippines-ferry-with-300-passengers-sinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112661","title":{"rendered":"15 dead after Philippines ferry with 300 passengers sinks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least 15 people have died after a ferry carrying more than 350 passengers and crew members sank in the waters off the Philippines\u2019 southern coast.<\/p>\n

Search crews have rescued 316 people on board the MV Trisha Kerstin 3, but at least 28 people are still missing.<\/p>\n

The ship, which was both a cargo and passenger ferry, was on its way from the country\u2019s southern mainland, Mindanao, to Jolo island further south-west when it issued a distress call at 1:50 local time Monday (17:50 GMT Sunday).<\/p>\n

Authorities say they are investigating the cause of the sinking. The Philippines \u2013 an archipelago nation of 7,100 islands \u2013 has a long history of maritime disasters involving inter-island ferries.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on the account of some survivors, the waters in the area were rough at the time,\u201d Philippine Coast Guard spokeswoman Noemie Cayabyab said in a televised interview, according to an AFP report.<\/p>\n

A Facebook video by Basilan Governor Mujiv Hataman showed survivors wrapped in blankets as they disembarked from a rescue boat.<\/p>\n

The ferry sank off the archipelago nation\u2019s south-west islands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rescuers have been overwhelmed by the influx of survivors, Basilan emergency responder Ronalyn Perez told AFP.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe challenge really is the number of patients that are coming in. We are short-staffed at the moment,\u201d Perez said.<\/p>\n

Poor maintenance and overloading have been blamed for past ferry accidents in the Philippines. Despite this, many Filipinos still travel by ferry due to its low costs.<\/p>\n

In May 2023, 28 people died after a passenger ferry caught fire. The fatalities included three children, among them a six-month-old baby.<\/p>\n

The year before that, at least seven people died after a fire in a high-speed ferry carrying 134 people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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