Five dead, dozens missing in Philippines ferry fire

Coastguard says the ferry had 134 listed passengers and crew when it sank off the coast of Palawan.Published On 10 Sep 202610 Sep 2026At least five people have been killed, and 87 remain missing after a fire broke out on board a ferry in the Philippines, near a popular tourist destination in the province of Palawan, according to the country’s coastguard.It said that the fire erupted on Wednesday evening on board the M/V June Aster about 2.2km (1.3 miles) offshore, adding that five casualties had been brought ashore.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Inundated Philippine communities seek answers over flood control fundslist 2 of 3Philippine court orders arrest of VP Duterte over President Marcos threatslist 3 of 3Philippines warns China may reassert itself amid US-South Korea drill cutsend of listVideo shared by the coastguard on Facebook showed much of the vessel engulfed in flames.Coastguard Captain Noemi Cayabyab told a local radio station on Thursday that 42 people had been rescued so far, according to the AFP news agency.“Based on the data we have right now on rescued and the casualties, we still have 87 people who are unaccounted for,” she said, adding that the ship...