AT least 36 passengers of a ferry carrying 189 passengers and crew were killed when the boat capsized minutes after leaving the port of Ormoc on Thursday. Many on board the motorized outrigger MBCA Kim-Nirvana, which had 173 passengers and 16 crew onboard, were rescued by the coastguard and police. According to Philippine Coastguard spokesman Armand Balilo, 127 people survived the ferry accident, but 26 were still listed as missing. Authorities are still investigating the […]
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South Korea investigates capsized ferry crew, stowage as rescue hampered
By Jungmin Jang and Ju-min Park (Reuters) – A junior officer was steering a South Korean ferry when it capsized two days ago, investigators said on Friday, as rescuers battled strong tides and murky waters to search for hundreds of missing, many of them school children, feared trapped in the vessel. Local media said the Sewol ferry may have made a sharp turn during its journey on Wednesday, which caused its cargo to shift and […]
