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Rescuers say find 50 bodies far from Philippine ferry
25 Jun 2008 07:39:17 GMT
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MANILA, June 25 (Reuters) - The Philippine coast guard has found about 50 bodies floating around 100 km (62 miles) north of a capsized ferry in the centre of the archipelago, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

Lieutenant-Colonel Edgard Arevalo said they could not yet confirm if the corpses were from the Princess of the Stars, which capsized in a typhoon on Saturday with 865 passengers and crew on board.

More than 700 people are still missing from the vessel. (Editing by David Fogarty)


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U.S. military personnel stand onboard a speedboat during search and rescue operations on the capsized ferry M/V Princess of the Stars in Sibuyan island, central Philippines June 25, 2008. The U.S. ...


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