65 dead in Cebu sea collision as PCG exec hopes for ‘miracle’
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MANILA, Philippines — Retrieved bodies from the Cebu sea mishap stood at 65 after Tuesday’s search operations, a Coast Guard official said.
The chief for Central Visayas Commodore William Melad told INQUIRER.net that 55 others were still missing as of 2:30p.m.
The rescued passengers remained at 750, as no new survivors had been found since Sunday night.
“I believe…maybe there will be a miracle. You never know,” he said when asked if there were still hopes for finding survivors.
The MV Thomas Aquinas, a passenger vessel, collided with the MV Sulpicio Express 7, a cargo ship, off Talisay last Friday. Both ships had about 800 passengers and crew.
Article continues after this advertisementThe incident also caused an oil spill, which placed the whole province of Cebu under a state of calamity on Monday.
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