Voice of America: Seventeen Dead, Hundreds Rescued After Ferry Sinks in Philippines

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Seventeen Dead, Hundreds Rescued After Ferry Sinks in Philippines Aug 16th 2013, 22:38, by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) At least 17 people were killed but hundreds were rescued after a passenger ferry sank following a collision with a cargo vessel in the central Philippines, a coastguard commander said. "We don't know if there are still people missing," Rear Admiral Luis Tuason told local radio early on Saturday, citing a discrepancy between the actual numbers killed or rescued and the ferry's manifest, which showed 692 crew and passengers on board. Tuason, the acting chief of the coast guard, said ... Media files: EA0EC71C-AA78-4434-A95D-F6937B7124CD_cx0_cy0_cw86_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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