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Doomed Kiribati ferry crew drunk, victims died horribly: official report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 04:12 PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Crew members of an overloaded Kiribati ferry which sank in the Pacific claiming 95 lives were drunk, leaving passengers to die slow deaths from starvation and hypothermia, a damning report has found.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 29, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 11:51 PM

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Another ill-fated ferry

Wilfredo Castro, AP
Posted at Aug 29 11:10 AM

The ill-fated M/V Lite Ferry 16 lies off Dapitan City in Zamboanga del Norte on Wednesday after fire engulfed the ship as it neared the port. Read more »

Search and rescue ops sa barkong nasunog sa Dapitan, itinigil muna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 01:14 AM

Ito'y kahit hindi pa tiyak kung may mga nawawala pang pasahero. Read more »

22 missing after Indonesia ferry fire

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 08:13 PM

Nearly two dozen people are missing from the carcass of a ferry that went up in flames off Indonesia's Java island, a port official said Friday. Read more »

7 killed in Indonesia ferry accident

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 17 10:49 PM

Seven people, including two children, were killed and four others missing after a ferry carrying dozens of passengers caught fire off Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Saturday, police said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 8, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 12:55 AM

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Duterte pays respect to Iloilo ferry victims

King Rodriguez, Presidential Photo
Updated as of Aug 08 01:04 PM

President Duterte visits the wake of one of the victims in the waters off Iloilo and Guimaras. Thirty-one people were killed in 3 separate ferry mishaps, due to a squall, while navigating to and from Iloilo and Guimaras last August 3 according to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC). Read more »

Looming ban on wooden bancas in Guimaras 'too abrupt', says governor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 08:04 AM

The transportation department's plan to ban the use of wooden-hulled boats in the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait is "too abrupt" and might affect the livelihoods of some 500 residents, a local official said Thursday. Read more »

Iloilo-Guimaras sea tragedy prompts probe on boat design

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 08:14 AM

The design of boats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras Straight should be examined after 3 ferries sank there over the weekend, leaving at least 28 dead, a Philippine Coast Guard official said Tuesday.  Read more »

Search, retrieval efforts continue for missing passengers from Iloilo sea tragedy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 11:54 PM

Separate investigations are now underway in the deadly sea tragedy in Iloilo as survivors recount their harrowing ordeal while waiting for rescuers. Read more »

Indonesia says 17 dead after motorboat sinks in bad weather

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 18 05:18 PM

JAKARTA - At least 17 people, including four children, died after a motorboat sank in choppy waters off the Indonesian island of Java, a government official said on Tuesday. Read more »

Zonta members bring corporate professionalism, drive to women's advocacy

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 15 04:21 PM

From their backgrounds in the corporate world, the women of Zonta International are bringing the same level of professionalism and drive to their advocacy of uplifting the lives of disenfranchised and abused Filipinas. Read more »

Babae nanganak sa ferry sa Batangas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 05:15 PM

Isang babae ang nanganak sa isang ferry na biyaheng Batangas-Mindoro kagabi.  Read more »

NBA: Davis will see reduced playing time with Pelicans

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 12:11 PM

LOS ANGELES - Disgruntled NBA All-Star Anthony Davis, who demanded a trade earlier in the season but didn't get it, will have his playing time cut by the New Orleans Pelicans, interim general manager Danny Ferry said Thursday. Read more »

Manila-Bataan ferry adds night trips starting Jan. 7

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 04:50 PM

The ferry travels from Esplanade Seaside Terminal behind the Mall of Asia in Pasay City to Capinpin Port in Orion, Bataan and vice versa. Read more »

No Pinoy in Tanzania ferry disaster - DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 11:28 AM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday that it has not received reports of any Filipino hurt after a crowded ferry capsized in Lake Victoria, Tanzania.  Read more »

Tanzania ferry disaster toll passes 200 fatalities

Tristan McConnell, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 12:34 AM

The death toll from a crowded ferry capsizing in Lake Victoria rose to 207 Saturday, a Tanzanian minister said, as rescue workers found a lucky survivor.  Read more »

River transportation in Navotas

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 08:28 PM

People disembark at a ferry station in Navotas City on Wednesday.  Read more »

Death toll in Indonesia ferry accident rises to 24

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 03:38 AM

At least 24 people, including children, died Tuesday after a ferry ran aground off the coast of Indonesia, officials said, as rescuers raced to save scores of other passengers still missing or stranded aboard the vessel in rough seas. Read more »