Ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 with over 350 people onboard sinks near Basilan, southern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines -- A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank in the southern Philippines after midnight and rescuers have saved at least 215 passengers and retrieved seven bodies, officials said Monday.

The M/V Trisha Kerstin 3, an inter-island cargo and passenger ferry, was sailing to southern Jolo island in Sulu province from the port city of Zamboanga with 332 passengers and 27 crew members when it apparently encountered technical problems and sank, said coast guard officials. The officials also provided the figures on passengers rescued and bodies retrieved. -- More...