A passenger ferry carrying at least 70 passengers and crew caught fire while sailing the waters of Panglao, Bohol on Sunday morning, June 18. CDNDigital
June 18,2023 - 11:45 AM
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A passenger ferry carrying at least 70 passengers and crew caught fire while sailing the waters of Panglao, Bohol on Sunday morning, June 18.confirmed that they received a distress alert from M/V Esperanza Star, owned and operated by Kho Shipping Lines, around 3:55 a.m. on Sunday. It was carrying at least 55 passengers and 16 crew.
The passenger ferry made a quick stop at Lazi in Siquijor around Sunday dawn before proceeding to Tagbilaran City. It was supposed to arrive at Tagbilaran around 4:30 a.m.
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