PCG Member, 6-Month Old Baby Among Fatalities in Basilan Ferry Sinking

PCG member, 6-month old baby among fatalities in Basilan ferry sinking

Seven days after the tragic sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in the waters off Baluk-Baluk Island of Basilan, three more bodies were found.

PCG retrieves bodies of M/V Trisha victims

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) retrieved three more bodies in the ongoing search and rescue operations (SAR) for the sunken M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 on Sunday.In a Facebook post, the PCG said the joint SAR team, composed of government agencies, local government units and fisherfolk volunteers, recovered two bodies from Baluk-Baluk Island and one from Lantawan Island in Basilan province.The bodies will be transported to Zamboa…

PCG recovers 3 more cadavers, death toll in Basilan ferry sinking now at 40

Search and rescue teams recovered three more cadavers amid the continuing operations to account for all the missing passengers of the sunken M/V Trisha Kerstin...

MV Trisha Kerstin death toll now 40 as 3 more bodies found in Basilan

The number of deaths from the ill-fated M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 has climbed to 40 on Sunday after three more cadavers were recovered in the waters off Basilan.

Basilan boat tragedy death toll reaches 33

Victims of the sunken Basilan boat have reached 33 after four bodies were recovered on January 30, the Philippine Coast Guard said.

PCG revises MV Trisha Kerstin 3 death toll to 40 – Frontpage PH

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday officially adjusted the death toll from the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 maritime tragedy, confirming 40 fatalities, or one higher than the previously reported count of 39. The updated figure follows a rigorous validation and reconciliation meeting between the Coast Guard