Philippines: One died and nearly 100 had to be rescued after a ferry struck floating debris at sea and took on water.
The Saturday accident involving the King Sto. Nino 7, which was carrying 98 people, was the third to hit the country in just over a week, police said.
After some passengers on the King Sto. Nino 7 managed to call for help, coast guard personnel and nearby ferry boats approached to rescue the 93 passengers and five crew members, who were brought to a nearby village, Corcuera police chief Captain Rosie Galus said by telephone. Last week, 27 people died when an overcrowded ferry flipped over in Laguna de Bay minutes after leaving Binangonan town, southeast of Manila. Strong winds had lashed the boat, sparking panic among many passengers, who moved to one side of the wooden boat and caused it to turn upside down after its bamboo outriggers broke.
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