Basilan ferry sinking: 2 more bodies recovered; death toll climbs to 45

2026-02-04 - 05:36

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recovered two more bodies during search and rescue operations off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan on Wednesday, raising the death toll from sinking of M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 to 45. The roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry, operated by Aleson Shipping Lines, sank on Jan. 26 while traveling from Zamboanga City