Accident occurred off Basilan province in southern Philippines when vessel was en route to Jolo Island in Sulu province - ...

A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank early Monday near an island in the southern Philippines. Rescuers have saved at least 316 passengers and retrieved 15 bodies, officials said.

The ferry was en route to Jolo in Sulu province when it sank in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 18 dead. Hundreds of people have been rescued, while the search for 28 passengers continues.

The International Organization for Migration, in partnership with the Government of Japan and the Japan International ...