Seven bodies were fished out of the waters off Baluk-Baluk island of Hadji Muhtamad town, Basilan Gov. Jim Hataman-Salliman said. /PDI
Some 195 were rescued from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m., he added. Of the 297, 35 were crew members.
“We were breaking our fast when our people in Baluk-Baluk called informing us there was a boat on fire. We immediately responded and proceeded to the area,” Hadji Muhtamad Mayor Arsina Nanoh told the Inquirer by phone.The Philippine Coast Guard said the boat, owned by Aleson Shipping Lines, left the Zamboanga port at 9 p.m. on Wednesday with 205 passengers indicated in its manifest.
Apart from Hadji Muhtamad, disaster responders from Isabela City, Basilan provincial government, the coast guard, the Navy, police, and residents helped to search and rescue survivors.
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