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Philippine Coast Guard personnel on Saturday (Sept 12) transferred body bags containing victims recovered from a ferry that caught fire off the coast of Coron in the Philippines.

Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Noemie Cayabyab said an initial 30 bodies had been recovered from the vessel and would be sent for proper identification.

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00:03Philippine Coast Guard personnel on Saturday transferred body bags containing victims recovered from a ferry that caught fire off the
00:10coast of Caron in the Philippines.
00:12Its spokesman, Nomi Kayabyab, said 30 bodies had initially been recovered from the vessel and would be sent for identification.
00:20We will be turning over to the PNP SOCO and then the LGU for proper disposition and identification.
00:27So yan po ang inoobserbahan po nating protocol ngayon pagating po sa pag-handle at pag-turnover ng mga recovered
00:35remains and cadavers po natin.
00:38Families are still waiting anxiously for news of loved ones who had been traveling on the ferry.
00:43Ang hirap tanggapin kasi nagbisita lang sa anak namin tapos yun hindi na siya nakita.
00:51Ang hirap. Sana po hindi siya kasama dyan sa mga bangkay na hinantay namin na may iba ba dyan sa
00:57barko.
00:59Sana po buhay siya napadbad lang sa ibang isla.
01:02The bodies were transported to a port in Caron town where temporary tents were set up for forensic teams to
01:09process and identify the victims.
01:11The death toll from Wednesday's ferry fire stood at 35 with 53 people still missing and 43 survivors.
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