At least 12 people were killed when a ferry crash "Commando 6" near the Verde islands in the Philippines, the Philippine Daily Inquirer. As explained Reuters, the ferry had about 60 people, 52 passengers were saved.
There are currently at the scene of ongoing search and rescue work. Search for the sunken passenger ferry rescuers help local fishermen.
The collapse of the ferries in the Philippines are taking place regularly. In most cases the causes of disasters are the poor technical condition of the ferries, or overload them. In the Philippines, same place, and the largest by number of victims of a passenger ship disaster - in 1987 when a ferry collision "Doña Paz with the oil tanker were killed over 4300 people.
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