Philippine ferry companies involved in the world's worst peacetime maritime disasters have container ship sank after the collision, killing at least 24 people were killed and more than 200 others missing, the Coast Guard said on Saturday.
Divers are looking for agencies in the ferry sank on Friday minutes after the collision in the central Philippines cargo ship in the bow, leaving two holes outside Cebu harbor.
Approximately 629 people have been rescued, many fishing boats, 217 people missing, the Coast Guard said.
40-year-old ferry was approaching the resort of Cebu collide departing vessels, Sulpicio fast on the 7th, at around 21:00 (GMT 1300).
"By the Navy and Coast Guard search and rescue operations are continuing with the help of some commercial vessels," acting chief Coast Guard Rear Admiral Luis Tuason told a local radio station.
"The number of missing is still huge."
Quick Sulpicio 7 listed companies owned by the Philippine Span Asia's telecommunications company, formerly known as Sulpicio transport company, which owns the MV Dona - Paz ferry in December 1987, a tanker collided in the Sibuyan Sea , killing 4,375 ferry tankers 13 and 11 crew members.
Scores, even hundreds of people die each year from the ferry accident in the Philippine Islands 7,100 islands, maritime security notoriously bad record.
Overcrowding is common, and many boats in harsh conditions.
Tuason said there are 870 passengers and crew on the ferry, more than 692 vessels list, but it is permitted to carry 904 passengers.
Ferry ports minutes required to change their practices before the accident, he said, but it is unclear whether the consent of vessels.
Two captain of a ship is still alive, but has not yet been questioned, Tuason said.
Close Cebu ferry sank about one kilometer.
"We feel freighter hit us a few minutes later, we found our boat was listed" Aldrin passenger Raman told reporters. "I grabbed a life jacket, jumped into the sea, I saw many passengers do the same."
A crew, said the ferry sank within 10 minutes of the collision.
"Collision left a loophole in the ferry and water starts rushing captain ordered, so (we) abandon ship," the crew member said. Most of the passengers have been put on life jackets, the ship sank, he added.
Another passenger, Jerwin Agudong, said several people were trapped. "It does not seem able to get out we saw dead bodies on the side," he said.
On the shore fishermen said they saw flames.
"It was very dark and we could hear the cries for help of many people, he was pulled from the water 10 survivors, 35-year-old fisherman, said:" George Murrow.
 



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