Philippine ferry with 65 passengers catches fire, no casualties
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18 June, 2023, 11:00 am
Last modified: 18 June, 2023, 12:14 pm
Philippine Coast Guard personnel survey several ships believed to be Chinese militia vessels in Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, in a handout photo distributed by the Philippine Coast Guard on May 5 and taken according to source on April 27, 2021. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
A ferry with 65 people on board caught fire on Sunday morning off Bohol province in the central Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.
The PCG spokesperson Armando Balilo said fire engulfed the M/V Esperanza Star around 4:30 a.m. local time (2030 GMT) off Panglao Island.
The PCG station in Cebu City told Xinhua that there were no casualties in the accident. The PCG is looking into the cause of the fire.
Ferry accidents are common in the Philippines, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
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