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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 07 > Philippine ferry sinks; 9 dead; 900 rescued

Philippine ferry sinks; 9 dead; 900 rescued


September 7, 2009

MANILA, Philippines " Passengers leapt into the sea and parents dropped children into life rafts when a ferry carrying nearly 1,000 people capsized in the middle of the night in the southern Philippines.

Nine people died, and more than 30 were missing though rescue efforts saved about 900....

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