Philippine ferry fire leaves 31 dead, 23 injured and at least 7 missing
LA TimesA Philippine Coast Guard ship sprays water to try to put out a fire on a ferry. A fire broke out on a ferry in the southern Philippines and raged overnight for eight hours, killing at least 31 of the approximately 250 passengers and crew members, officials said Thursday. Many of the more than 200 people who survived the blaze jumped off the Lady Mary Joy 3 and were rescued from the dark sea by the coast guard, navy, another ferry and local fishermen, said Gov. The ferry’s skipper, however, told coast guard officials that he tried to run the burning ferry aground on the nearest shore to allow more people to survive or be rescued, regional coast guard Cmdr. He said officials are investigating whether the 33-year-old ferry was seaworthy, whether there were passengers not listed on the manifest and whether the crew properly guided passengers to safety.
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