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A Vietnamese cargo vessel carrying 62 people sank near Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands. Rescue operations are ongoing with Vietnamese, Chinese and Philippine teams coordinating as 44 have been rescued and 18 remain missing.
A passenger ferry, MV June Aster, has caught fire near Coron, Palawan, on Wednesday evening. The Philippine Coast Guard has confirmed five deaths and has rescued 42–43 people; officials say 134 were on the manifest and about 80–87 people are unaccounted for while search and rescue operations are ongoing.
Five people have died and 84 remain missing after a fire on a Manila-to-Coron ferry. Rescues have resumed as smoke hinders access; 43 have been rescued and investigations into manifests and cargo continue.