Divers see bodies inside Philippine ferry - navy

Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:14pm EDT
 
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MANILA, June 24 (Reuters) - Divers have seen bodies floating inside a ferry that sank in the central Philippines with over 800 people on board, a navy spokesman said on Tuesday.

"Most of the bodies were floating inside. They were trapped when the ship suddenly tilted and capsized," Lieutenant Colonel Edgard Arevalo told local radio.

He did not say how many corpses were seen.

(Reporting by Carmel Crimmins; Editing by David Fox)



 

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