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Video: Philippine Ferry With 120 People on Board Catches Fire
Video: Philippine Ferry With 120 People on Board Catches Fire
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A ferry carrying 120 people on board caught fire on Sunday off the coast of the Philippine province of Bohol, the coast guard said, adding that rescue and firefighting efforts are underway.
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"The Philippine Coast Guard ... conducts firefighting and rescue operations in response to a maritime incident involving a passenger-cargo vessel, MV Esperanza Star, that caught on fire in the vicinity waters off Panglao, Bohol, today, 18 June 2023. Based on the initial investigation, the distressed vessel … had approximately 120 passengers and crew members on board," the coast guard said on social media. Local media cited a coast guard commander as saying that 55 crew members and 65 passengers were rescued from the vessel.
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Video: Philippine Ferry With 120 People on Board Catches Fire
06:45 GMT 18.06.2023 (Updated: 06:46 GMT 18.06.2023) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A ferry carrying 120 people on board caught fire on Sunday off the coast of the Philippine province of Bohol, the coast guard said, adding that rescue and firefighting efforts are underway.
"The Philippine Coast Guard ... conducts firefighting and rescue operations in response to a maritime incident involving a passenger-cargo vessel, MV Esperanza Star, that caught on fire in the vicinity waters off Panglao, Bohol, today, 18 June 2023. Based on the initial investigation, the distressed vessel … had approximately 120 passengers and crew members on board," the coast guard said on social media.
Local media cited a coast guard commander as saying that 55 crew members and 65 passengers were rescued from the vessel.
