SEARCH AND RESCUE A rescue team tries to save the lives of passengers and crew of the MB Nirvana in Ormoc City, Leyte, on Thursday. JHAY GASPAR/INQUIRER VISAYAS
The Philippine Coast Guard has ended its search and rescue (SAR) operations for any survivors from the ill-fated sea vessel M/B Nirvana that capsized off Ormoc City last week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
“The PCG ended their SAR but is still on active monitoring,” the NDRRMC said in a report Tuesday.
Thirty-five recovered bodies were brought to Pilar, Camotes, in Cebu via BRP Batangas.
The death toll stood at 61 with one unidentified body. A total of 142 were rescued.
The passenger vessel bound for Camotes Island capsized Thursday last week minutes after it left port.