"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.