AT LEAST 15 people have died after a packed ferry sank in the Philippines with 28 passengers and crew still missing.
Over 350 people were onboard the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 as the ship started to go down with hospitals in the southern coast now overwhelmed with terrified travellers.
The Philippine Coast Guard attending to the survivors of the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3Credit: AFP
Passengers were escorted onto a new ship as the ferry started to sink before being taken to shoreCredit: AP
Heroic rescuers managed to save at least 316 passengers – including several babies – by escorting them onto new ships where they were safely taken to land.
The Philippine Coast Guard also found 15 bodies, officials confirmed.
Investigations into what caused the sinking are ongoing.
Coast Guard spokeswoman Noemie Cayabyab said: “Based on the account of some survivors, the waters in the area were rough at the time.”
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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