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The Toll Has Stopped Rising Because the Work Has Changed

The Philippine Coast Guard's Saturday briefing gives the same figures as Friday's: 35 dead, 43 survivors, 53 missing. Burnt remains were found in the economy accommodation. Forensic teams are working under temporary tents at the port in Coron. The count now moves at the speed of identification rather than search.

By Cory Chamberlain · 2 hours ago

The Numbers

Thirty-Five Dead Off Coron. The Manifest Said 134.

The MV June Aster was four nautical miles from Coron when survivors say an explosion came from the cargo hold. Thirty-five are confirmed dead, 43 survived and 53 are missing. That is 131 people against a manifest of 134, and in Philippine ferry disasters the manifest has not always been the number aboard.

By Cory Chamberlain · 22 hours ago