Philippines: All 85 people from burned ferry safely rescued

This handout photo taken and released by the Philippine Coast Guard on August 26, 2022 shows rescued passengers (C) after a ferry caught fire off the port of Batangas. A ferry caught fire off a port near the Philippine capital Manila on August 26, leaving nine people missing and one injured, the coast guard said. - AFP

MANILA, Aug 29 (AP): All 85 passengers and crew of an inter-island ferry that caught fire near its port destination south of Manila have been safely rescued and a search effort has been terminated, Philippine officials have confirmed.

The last two passengers unaccounted for on the M/V Asia Philippines, which was carrying 47 passengers and 38 crewmembers, turned out to have taken a different ferry.