Superferry 9 Sinks; 5 Dead 63 Missing
by Philstar News
MANILA, Philippines – Five people drowned and 900 terrified passengers, many roused from their sleep, were rescued after the M/V SuperFerry 9 sailing from General Santos City to Iloilo City listed then sank off Zamboanga del Norte early yesterday.
A search was under way for 63 people who remained missing, Coast Guard Commandant Rear Adm. Wilfredo Tamayo said, adding that they may have drifted with their life jackets or have been rescued but were not yet listed as survivors.
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“We really hope they’re just unaccounted for due to the confusion,” Tamayo said.
The rescued passengers and crewmen on board the Superferry 9 were transferred to two nearby commercial ships, a navy gunboat and a fishing boat hours after the ferry began to list before dawn.
A child’s body was fished out of waters near the site, according to Lt. Commander Armand Balilio, Coast
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