A fire on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines left dozens of people missing and killed at least five. An intense and widespread search was on for the unaccounted for.

This week's tragedy in the Philippines that has left at least 76 people dead follows major ferry disasters in Zimbabwe and Guyana.

In 1987, the ferry Dona Paz sank after colliding with a fuel tanker in the central Philippines, killing more than 4,300 people in the world’s deadliest peacetime maritime disaster.

By Adrian Portugal and Eloisa Lopez CORON, Phliippines, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Authorities in the Philippines said on Sunday it could take weeks or months to identify the victims of a ferry fire that ...

A fire tore through the MV June Aster near Coron, leaving passengers trapped or overboard. Smoke and heat stalled rescuers, ...

Philippine rescuers recovered 41 more charred remains from a ferry fire, authorities said on Saturday, raising the death toll ...

Philippines ferry fire toll rises to 76 as rescuers find more bodies - Authorities say at least 13 people remain unaccounted for ...

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Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Smoke continued rising early Friday from a ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers struggled on Thursday to get into a passenger ferry that had caught fire and burned overnight off the western Philippines, leaving five people dead and 86 missing, ...