Efforts to board the MV June Aster, a ferry that caught fire near Coron on Wednesday evening, were hampered by thick smoke and extreme heat. Rescuers successfully saved forty-three people from the ocean after the fire escalated quickly. Authorities are currently assessing conditions to search for those unaccounted for. Investigations into the fire's origin are ongoing, with no definitive cause determined yet.

At least five people died and 87 remained unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry caught fire off the Philippine island province of Palawan, with 42 passengers and crew rescued.…

Dozens of people are missing after a fire broke out on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines

A passenger ferry caught fire near Coron in Palawan province. The MV June Aster vessel was sailing from Manila when the blaze erupted. Five individuals have tragically lost…

Coast guard says 43 rescued from vessel that caught fire at night

A passenger ferry fire off the Philippines has left dozens missing and five people dead. Forty-two individuals were rescued from the MV June Aster after the blaze erupted. The…

Coast Guard says vessel departed Baseco in Manila and was travelling to Coron in Palawan when blaze erupted